Journal | Inequalities
Journal issue | The Globalisation of Social Polarisation Within Nations
Research Article | Contemporary Slavery and Inequality in Brazil
Contemporary Slavery and Inequality in Brazil
Pureza’s Complaint and Struggle
Abstract
This article briefly presents the feature film Pureza, which is based on a true story, to help analyse the contemporary forms of slavery in Brazil that reveal the permanent movements of capital expropriation, noticeable in the exploitation and oppression of a race-based labour force characterized by patriarchy, that migrates in order to survive. In this sense, we examine regional inequalities, social polarization and the particular aspects of the Brazilian social formation for the discussion of contemporary slavery, which is seen as the most visible expression of superexploitation, as well as the result of the reinvention of hybrid forms of exploitation of the labour force.
Submitted: Jan. 12, 2024 | Accepted: Feb. 26, 2024 | Published May 20, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Slavery • Expropriations • Oppression • Superexploitation • Dependent capitalism
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/INQ/9191-9002/2024/01/003
