FOR THE RIGHT TO BREATHE FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION
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Necropolitics, homelessness, racism, Narratives, CollectivizationAbstract
This article analyzes the impact of biopolitics and necropolitics on the homeless population, based on an intervention research project conducted at the mental health and addiction service, CAPS AD XX, in Porto Alegre during the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate tragedy of May 2024 in Rio Grande do Sul. Engaging with authors like Butler, Foucault, and Mbembe, we explore the “universal right to breathe” as a fundamental right to existence and dignity for vulnerable individuals. Our methodology employs the "Method of the Circle," integrating the strategies of Autonomous Medication Management, Harm Reduction, and Combination HIV Prevention, along with narrative construction inspired by the literary works of Conceição Evaristo and Jeferson Tenório to highlight experiences marked by racism, aporophobia, and other forms of oppression. The collective emerges as a powerful force in the research settings, offering pathways of resistance to necropolitics in the struggle for existence and social justice.
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