Unconstitutional State of Affairs and homeless populations: towards a grammar for overcoming stigma and aporophobic necropolitics

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5335/rjd.v39i2.17756

Keywords:

Homeless Population; Unconstitutional State of Affairs; Aporophobic Necropolitics; Stigma; Recognition Theory.

Abstract

The article analyzes the condition of the homeless population in Brazil as an Unconstitutional State of Affairs (ECI), recognized in ADPF 976. It stems from the structural failure of norms such as Decree No. 7,053/2009 and CNJ Resolution No. 425/2021, whose ineffectiveness results from the absence of an intersectional perspective. Articulating stigma (Goffman), aporophobia (Cortina), and necropolitics (Mbembe), we identify an “aporophobic necropolitics” that perpetuates exclusion. A grammar of overcoming is proposed based on recognition theory (Honneth), negative dignity theory (Mattos), and the principle of hope (Bloch). Qualitative research, through bibliographic and documentary analysis and judicial decisions, concludes that it is necessary to move from welfare policies to emancipatory models, such as Housing First, which embody recognition and dignity as the foundations of social reintegration.

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Author Biographies

  • Aleteia Hummes Thaines, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas)
    Doutora e Pós-Doutora em Direito Público. Professora permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Direito da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas). Membro do grupo de pesquisa Políticas Públicas, Sustentabilidade e Proteção de Vulneráveis. Membro da Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa Jurídica em Direitos Humanos (UNESC, UNIRITTER, UNIJUÍ, UFMS, PUC-CAMPINAS, UNIT, UNICAP, CESUPA, UFPA, FURB, UCS, UFRJ, UFOP, FURG, UNIRIO). Membro da Rede de Direito e Políticas Públicas. Advogada. Administradora. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8476457830362221. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-6789. E-mail: aleteia.hummes@puc-campinas.edu.br
  • Marcelino Da Silva Meleu, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

    Doutor e Pós-Doutor em Direito Público pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Professor efetivo e Pesquisador do PPGD da Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB). Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa CNPq/FURB “Direitos Humanos, Dignidade & Reconhecimento”.  Membro da Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa Jurídica em Direitos Humanos (UNESC, UNIRITTER, UNIJUÍ, UFMS, PUC-CAMPINAS, UNIT, UNICAP, CESUPA, UFPA, FURB, UCS, UFRJ, UFOP, FURG, UNIRIO).Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9416741172999678.Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2567-7248. E-mail: mmeleu@furb.br

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Published

2025-12-17

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2025): REVISTA JUSTIÇA DO DIREITO

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How to Cite

Unconstitutional State of Affairs and homeless populations: towards a grammar for overcoming stigma and aporophobic necropolitics. (2025). Law of Justice Journal, 39(2), 71-94. https://doi.org/10.5335/rjd.v39i2.17756