A Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos e a atualização da teoria da execução penal no Brasil

In this paper, authors analyze Brazilian prison system, focusing on the resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) regarding the Curado Penitentiary Complex. In 2018, the Court determined that prison time served in the Curado Complex should be counted double due to inhumane conditions, aiming to alleviate overcrowding and ensure dignity for inmates. The full implementation of this measure, which only occurred in 2022, revealed significant resistance from the local Court. Qualitative approach based on document analysis and theoretical framework is used to identified the responsibility of the Judiciary in mass incarceration and the violation of fundamental rights. It argues for the need for a criminology that considers the Latin American reality, criticizing the inadequacies of Northern theories. The most important outcome is updating the Theory of Penal Execution could be a possibility to minimize the violence of the punitive system, integrating practices that enforce human rights, raise awareness about structural racism, and exclude unlawful state actions

Humanities · Political science · Brazilian Legal Issues · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Criminal Justice and Penology · Philosophy