Territory, Sovereignty and Second State Crimes: the Writing on the Bodies of the Assassinated Women of Ciudad Juarez

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Autor(a) principal: Segato, Rita Laura
Data de Publicação: 2005
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Estudos Feministas
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X200500020004
Resumo: The essay examines the case of the feminicides that rendered at least three hundred women murdered during the last twelve years in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, at the Northern Mexican border. In all these years, the authorities presented only a few suspects, without ever getting to convince public opinion of their culpability. Impunity and protection for the murderers are evident to local public opinion and to international observers. I argue that what is written on the body of the brutally murdered women is the signature of a local and regional power counting also with national connections. These acts of apparently irrational violence state beyond doubt the discretionary power of their perpetrators and the control they exert over the people and resources of their territory, thus sealing and reinforcing a pact of fraternity.
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spelling Territory, Sovereignty and Second State Crimes: the Writing on the Bodies of the Assassinated Women of Ciudad JuarezTerritório, soberania e crimes de segundo Estado: a escritura nos corpos das mulheres de Ciudad JuarezThe essay examines the case of the feminicides that rendered at least three hundred women murdered during the last twelve years in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, at the Northern Mexican border. In all these years, the authorities presented only a few suspects, without ever getting to convince public opinion of their culpability. Impunity and protection for the murderers are evident to local public opinion and to international observers. I argue that what is written on the body of the brutally murdered women is the signature of a local and regional power counting also with national connections. These acts of apparently irrational violence state beyond doubt the discretionary power of their perpetrators and the control they exert over the people and resources of their territory, thus sealing and reinforcing a pact of fraternity.O ensaio examina o caso dos feminicídios que resultaram em pelo menos 300 mulheres assassinadas durante os últimos 11 anos em Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, na fronteira norte do México. Em todos esses anos, as autoridades apresentaram somente uns poucos suspeitos, sem nunca conseguir convencer a opinião pública de sua culpabilidade. Impunidade e proteção dos assassinos são evidentes tanto para a opinião pública local como para os observadores internacionais. Eu sugiro que o que é escrito no corpo das mulheres brutalmente assassinadas é a assinatura de um poder local e regional que também conta com tentáculos nacionais. Esses atos de violência aparentemente irracional enunciam, para além de qualquer dúvida, o poder discricionário de seus perpetradores e o controle que eles detêm sobre pessoas e recursos de seu território, selando e reforçando com isso um pacto de fraternidade.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2005-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X20050002000410.1590/S0104-026X200500020004Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2005); 265Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2005); 265Revista Estudos Feministas; v. 13 n. 2 (2005); 2651806-95840104-026Xreponame:Revista Estudos Feministasinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X200500020004/7818Copyright (c) 2018 Revista Estudos Feministasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSegato, Rita Laura2020-01-30T08:29:34Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/8528Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/oai||ref@cfh.ufsc.br1806-95840104-026Xopendoar:2022-11-21T11:37:28.014190Revista Estudos Feministas - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)true
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