Essay on the Revolt

The essay seeks to draw a portrait of contemporary Brazil from the multiple violations of human rights practiced and legitimized by reactionary and genocidal governments. It aims to thematize how the murder of the black Councilwoman Marielle Franco and the obstacles placed in the course of the investigations are the result of a political, systematic and programmatic project, which has at its core the genocide of the black population in Brazil supported by stigmatization and marginalization of this racial group. Finally, the perception of the revolt as a force of resistance also resonates in these lines, whose cry for justice is materialized in the insurgent voices and bodies, which denounce the intolerable measures, gestures and actions anchored in the racial and sexual pacts in the country