Maternidade no cárcere: análise acerca das violações de direitos das gestantes, lactantes e puérperas no sistema prisional brasileiro

Abstract

This course work aims to analyze the exercise of motherhood in Brazilian prisons, specifically in the state of Mato Grosso, addressing its characteristics, challenges, and violations of the rights guaranteed by legislation and international treaties. It is an exploratory research developed based on the bibliographic research method, through which it was possible to compare legal guarantees with the actual conditions faced by incarcerated mothers in Brazil. The authors who provided the theoretical foundation for this work were mainly Angotti (2012), Chernicaro (2014), Queiroz (2015), and Duque (2022), as well as the set of national and international regulations that govern female prisons in Brazil. The first chapter historically contextualizes the emergence of prisons in the country, the evolution of female incarceration, and the profile of incarcerated women. The second chapter examines the human rights treaties ratified by Brazil and national legal norms. The third chapter describes the reality experienced by inmates. It concludes that the state does not adequately implement the regulations protecting incarcerated women and their children, which compromises the healthy development of pregnancy, the child, and the preservation of family bonds.