What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5610232
AuthorsFernanda Figueiredo De Oliveira (0000-0002-6278-2525), Fernanda Oliveira (0000-0001-8198-3552, Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa Belo Horizonte Brazil), Isabela Corby (Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa Belo Horizonte Brazil), Juliana Góes (0000-0003-1728-353X, Binghamton University Binghamton New York USA, corresponding author)
Year2025
Publication date2025-07-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-4446.70019
PMID40702831
OpenAlexW4412644322
LanguageEN
References cited10

This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)-a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists-we analyze how the criminal justice system perpetrates violence against our communities and systematically denies them access to justice. Moreover, we examine the concept of Justiça Integral (Full Justice). Rooted in Afro-Brazilian ancestral knowledges, Justiça Integral moves beyond punitive ethics and embraces an ethics of care to create a transformative approach to justice. Finally, we explore pathways to making justice possible for the wretched of the earth

Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Punitive damages · Restorative justice · Retributive justice · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Transformative learning · African cultural and philosophical studies · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law

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