“Denúncia! Barrados no Baile": uma análise sobre a compreensão da população em situação de rua acerca da categoria "justiça".

Abstract

The phenomenon of the homeless population has been increasing in Brazil, which can be explained by a dynamic process of vulnerability, which may include detachment or precarious inclusion in the labor market, daily violence (in various areas), associating to individual physical or psychological conditions, which can lead to a break in family ties. From this, the present dissertation aims to present some notes and characterizations about the crossings between the homeless population and the Justice System (with greater emphasis on Defenders and the police), presenting above all the understanding of the homeless population Iin the streets, how these people access the various instances of the Justice System and the possible institutional barriers facing these people. Therefore, we seek to answer the research problem: what does justice mean for homeless people? Seeking to answer this question, a qualitative methodology was adopted through participant observation, with semi-structured interviews with beneficiaries of the Corra pro Abraço Program, in the city of Salvador/BA. With a broad spectrum question, we were able to observe and initiate a dialogue about a still incipient discussion, where it is observed, through the eyes of homeless people, what the distancing of legal institutions causes in their understanding of justice. It is concluded that justice is observed as something "unpunished", "non-existent", "unfair" and "violent", being effective only for those with high economic power. But also, it is concluded that it is through political mobilization and access to information that effective access to justice begins to become a possibility.