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Colonialism in the (non)application of the right to ethnic self-recognition of indigenous peoples and individuals in Brazil: A content analysis of criminal sentences at the venue of COP 30
Authors
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André Augusto Salvador Bezerra
Escuela Nacional de Formación y Perfeccionamiento de la Magistratura de Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3546-2016
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Ana Beatriz Gonçalves de Carvalho
Escuela Nacional de Formación y Perfeccionamiento de la Magistratura de Brasil
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6229-508X
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Abstract
This article aims to examine the perspective of the Court of Justice of Pará, the Brazilian host state of 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), regarding the right to ethnic self-recognition of Indigenous persons accused of committing criminal infringement. As a theoretical framework, the study draws on decolonial thought, engaging in an interdisciplinary dialogue between social sciences and law, particularly to support the analysis of epistemic aspects of colonialism present in judicial decision-making. This is a qualitative, empirical, and jurisprudential study employing content analysis as its methodological approach. The findings indicate that, in general, the Court of Justice of Pará adopts a static perspective on Indigenous identity, stemming from the reproduction of elements of epistemic colonialism.
