The Social issue and the favela: State violence, pandemic, and working-class organization

Authors

  • Francine Helfreich Coutinho dos Santos Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Eblin Farage Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Marina Barbosa Pinto Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v12i3.31361

Abstract

Abstract: This text discusses daily life in the favelas, which is marked by State violence that, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, reiterates its class character. These are places where the destabilizing actions of the State are expressed - regarding social demands – while simultaneously imposing the presence of its armed forces under the rhetoric of maintaining order and controlling violence. The text

presents the historic construction of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro; the everyday discussions, colored by the political presence of the State for “in”security; and some elements around the forms of resistance built by the working class sectors that live in the favelas. The methodology used is expressed along three axes: exploratory research to reach the proposed objectives, bibliographic review dialoguing with classic and contemporary authors, and qualitative research.

Keywords: Favela. Pandemic. Workers’ organization.

 

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Author Biographies

Francine Helfreich Coutinho dos Santos, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Doutora em Serviço Social e Professora adjunta do Escola de Serviço Sovcial da Universidade Federal Fluminense

 

 

Eblin Farage, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Assistente Social. Doutora em Serviço Social. Professora da Escola de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social e Desenvolvimento Regional da UFF

Marina Barbosa Pinto, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Assistente Social. Doutora em História. Professora associada da Faculdade de Serviço Social da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

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Published

24-12-2020

How to Cite

Santos, F. H. C. dos, Farage, E., & Pinto, M. B. . (2020). The Social issue and the favela: State violence, pandemic, and working-class organization. Argumentum, 12(3), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v12i3.31361

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020): Questão social, Violência e Segurança Pública: desafios e dilemas do tempo presente?

Section

Thematic Articles

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