Subalternisation and Control of Migrant Bodies in Operação Acolhida
Rubens Lacerda de Sá, Pablo Santana da Cruz Felix
Considering the significant increase in Venezuelan migration flows since 2018, driven by the multidimensional crisis in the country and by the COVID-19 pandemic, we observe that Operação Acolhida, designed as a humanitarian response, sometimes operates as a mechanism for controlling and disciplining migrant bodies, hindering their social inclusion. Therefore, this text aims to briefly present an overview of the scientific knowledge produced on this policy between 2018 and 2024, mapping the vulnerability profile of migrants and analysing the processes of subalternisation and control. To this end, we collected and organised data using the Archaeological Data Methodology (MAD) (Sá, 2023a), supported by the PESTEL matrix for guidance and identification of gaps in various fields. The theoretical framework of Spivak (2010) and Foucault (1987) supports the findings and enables analysis based on the data set. In this sense, the analyses indicate that academic production is concentrated in the political and legal fields, mostly linked to Military Sciences, which reveals the subalternisation of groups such as women and the Warao indigenous people. We conclude that the scarcity of studies on the subject constitutes a significant gap. Therefore, our contribution aims to foster new debates and research focused on more humane and plural approaches to migration management.
Keywords
Migration, Subalternisation, Disciplination, Operação Acolhida.
