As Mulheres encarceradas devido ao tráfico de drogas nas regiões de fronteira entre Brasil e Paraguai: estudo de caso entre as cidades gêmeas Ponta Porã (Brasil) e Pedro Juan Caballero (Paraguai) 2018/2021

Abstract

This research seeks to analyze drug trafficking in border regions and the situation of women incarcerated due to this context. The research arose due to the exorbitant growth of the general prison population, but specifically, female incarceration, given that the increase in female incarceration recorded in Mato Grosso do Sul between 2015 and 2018 was accompanied by an increase in unemployment and the percentage of poverty, as well as the presence of an international drug trafficking network operating on the Brazil-Paraguay border. Thus, from a case study, we sought to analyze the women incarcerated due to drug trafficking in the border regions between Brazil and Paraguay in the twin cities Ponta Porã (Brazil) and Pedro Juan Caballero (Paraguay). From a methodological perspective, regarding the approach, this work takes a quantitative approach; the methodological objectives, on the other hand, are covered by bibliographical research. In this way, it is expected to be a way to build a theoretical foundation, elucidating research already carried out and accumulated references.