Castração química para reincidentes em crimes contra a liberdade sexual: (in)constitucionalidade e (in)eficácia do projeto de lei n. 3.127 de 2019

Abstract

With exorbitant numbers of sexual crimes practiced in Brazil, the possibility of applying more severe penalties to sex offenders began to be debated. The Bill no. 3,127/2019, drafted by Senator Styvenson Valentim, in the Federal Senate, which provides for the insertion of chemical and physical castration as a punitive sanction for repeat offenders in crimes against sexual freedom. The Bill brings two methods of castration, chemical and physical. In this scenario, the main objective of this article is to question the (in) constitutionality and (in) effectiveness of this bill, as well as to demonstrate that such proposal goes against basic principles of our legal system. In order to embody the present work, the bibliographic research method was carried out, based on legislation, jurisprudence, scientific articles, books, texts and doctrinal works that deal with the referred theme