Tráfico humano: a voracidade do mercado selvagem

Abstract

The subject of this article is directly connected to the current relevance of the reflection proposed by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), from the Campaign of Fraternity 2014: Fraternity and Human Traffic. The objective is to develop a critical reflection on the usurping of Human rights by the capitalist market, which does not respect the value of the dignity of human beings. The approach is structured in three moments: the first one establishes a criticism on the capitalist market, pointing to its relation with people traffic; the second thinks about the role of the State regarding its negligence and connivance with victims’ production; and, finally, a discussion on human traffic from a evangelic-ethical perspective. The dialog takes as its foundation the base-text of the Campaign of Fraternity, emphasizing its reach and philosophical-theological ethical meaning, especially from the conception of the respect to alterity of others as an evangelic-ethical imperative and a theological definition in defense of victims of human traffic. KeywoRds: Human Trafficking. State. Capitalism. Human Rights. a voRacidade do meRcado e o TRafico de Pessoas O dinamismo do funcionamento do mercado exige sacrificios humanos para sustentar seu desejo ilimitado de lucro pelo lucro. O mercado se mantem pela logica perversa da relacao, “parasita e hospedeiro”. Isso significa dizer que o mercado vive a custa do hospedeiro, isto e, aquele que fornece para ele a seiva de sua sobrevivencia. Hospedeiro, aqui bem entendido, sao os corpos dos humanos sacrificados no “altar” da idolatria capitalista, que exige constantemente sangue e suor de seus servis, tirando-lhes a dignidade e anulando seus Direitos Humanos a