Direitos humanos e o mal da tortura: o crescente aumento da tortura institucionalizada em presídios nos tempos da pandemia de Covid-19

Abstract

ABSTRACT Human rights and the evil of torture in prisons in times of covid-19, especially in Brazil. The aim of this research is to analyze human rights and institutionalized torture in prisons in times of pandemic, and to present their social and economic impacts. The methodology used is based on the bibliographic type with the objective of going to the search for theoretical concepts about human rights and the phenomenon of torture. The central questioning of this research should not be the existence or not of torture in prisons, which directly infringes human rights, since this is a fundamental right. The question should be why torture remains present to this day, and how the Coronavirus pandemic aggravated this situation, which was already chaotic. At this point, the government must intervene by imposing limits, investing in better accessibility the vaccine, medicines, cleaning, hygiene, space, in addition to complete supervision on cases of police assaults in prisons, in order to avoid the non-resocialization of the prisoner. Torture is not only the act of aggression or beating, as they can also be considered acts of negligence, such as torture practices. Keywords: Rights. Human. Torture. Covid.