LGBTQIA+ HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: A STUDY BASED ON THE AGENDA OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE

Abstract

How has the LGBTI+ Human Rights agenda in Brazil been built in (and through) the Federal Public Defender's Office? This work aims to analyze the set of dialogues, actions and institutional measures that have been adopted and proposed as responses to the social and political demands of the LGBTQIA+ population in Brazil in recent years. The study is justified in view of the numerous challenges and demands of the LGBTQIA+ population and the indispensable role that democratic institutions assume in ensuring rights, as well as by the theoretical gap around the subject, notably in the face of a low number of investigations in the terms carried out here. The survey was conducted from August to November 2024. Its methodological tools include the collection of documents and review of narrative literature. News were collected on the institutional website of the Federal Public Defender's Office from the search tool available on the platform itself. The news was filtered by the search field, using the keywords: LGBT + LGBTQIA+. 50 articles were identified on the site that, after analysis, led to the creation of a word cloud, whose intention was to guide the analysis. The findings of this study corroborate the literature regarding the relevant contribution of the agency in the extrajudicial sphere. On the other hand, limitations of a functional, administrative and budgetary nature of the institution seem to compromise the advancement and enhancement of its activities.