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Activism, justice and the centrality of care: Brazilian’s ‘mother’s against police violence’ movements

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  • Débora Françolin Quintela
  • Flávia Biroli

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The article investigates the Brazilian social movement of mothers whose children were killed by State’s security agents between 2003 and 2017. Its purpose is to understand how these women define their claims for justice, as they struggle to see those responsible for the assassination of their children properly judged. Our hypothesis is that their activism politicizes motherhood and makes it a public matter. To investigate that, we conducted in-depth interviews with twelve activists on the mothers’ movements against police violence. The interviews were conducted between June and August of 2017, in two metropolitan areas in the Southeast of Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Santos (SP). They confirmed the politicization of motherhood, redefining care as resistance and a matter of justice.

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  • Débora Françolin Quintela & Flávia Biroli, 2022. "Activism, justice and the centrality of care: Brazilian’s ‘mother’s against police violence’ movements," Contemporary Social Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 276-289, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsocxx:v:17:y:2022:i:3:p:276-289
    DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2021.1978533
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