TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF MERCOSUL

Abstract

The study of trafficking in persons is still relevant after so many years of combat at the international level because, despite international legislation, many countries have not yet ratified or met the legislative requirements regarding its criminal treatment. Added together, the conditions of inequality and imbalance favor more people to accept proposals for "better living conditions" in exchange for submission to situations of exploitation that can compromise their intellectual, professional and family development, usually also victims of violence. Within the scope of MERCOSUR, legislative structural differences hinder the process of cooperation between countries in the fight against trafficking in persons, facilitating the practice within the regional bloc. Thus, a regional legislative reform is needed in order to standardize the typification of the crime, as well as the joint action of the authorities in order to curb this terrible practice.