A “guerra às drogas” no âmbito brasileiro: a falácia de um ideal não apenas ineficaz, como contraproducente

Abstract

The research intends to demonstrate, in essence, the ineffectiveness of the fight against drugs in the Brazilian context, which is the general objective of this article. The lack of effectiveness will be proven since public health, although it is intended to protect, - at least in the official discourse - is not being effectively protected, as well as public safety has not shown improvements. Furthermore, it will be proven that the investment against drug trafficking ends up encouraging it, having an umbilical relationship with extremely relevant concepts and issues, namely: prison overcrowding, structural racism, strengthening of criminal organizations, among other concepts that will be developed in chapters a follow. In this way, the research is justified in view of an attempt to dialogue about a topic so veiled in our society, where the fallacy of repressive discourse regarding illicit substances will be defended and proven, answering the problem: “The War on Drugs is it really being effective in the Brazilian context?”. For the development of the research, the method of hypothetical-deductive approach was used, based on the hypothesis that the repressive ideal regarding drugs is a system that is not only bankrupt, but counterproductive. As for the procedural methods, the following methods were used: historical, statistical and functionalist. In addition, bibliographic research will be used as a research technique, having as sources books, theses, researches and audiovisual media.