PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION’S PERFORMANCE IN RIO GRANDE DO NORTE’ STATE
Religious Intolerance. Secular State. Public Prosecution. Afro-Amerindian Religions. Structural Racism.
This research analyzes the performance of public institutions that operate the law, when they act against Afro-Amerindian religions. A special focus is made on the actions of the Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Norte’s State, exerceting criminal prosecution to the detriment of religious people from Afro-Amerindian religions. Bourdieu's concepts of field and habitus are worked on, pointing out the existence of a “prejudiced habitus” in the conduct of Parquet's functions. There is evidence of prejudice, structural racism and religious intolerance, practiced in the context of a secular State.
This research analyzes the performance of public institutions that operate the law, when they act against Afro-Amerindian religions. A special focus is made on the actions of the Public Prosecution of Rio Grande do Norte’s State, exerceting criminal prosecution to the detriment of religious people from Afro-Amerindian religions. Bourdieu's concepts of field and habitus are worked on, pointing out the existence of a “prejudiced habitus” in the conduct of Parquet's functions. There is evidence of prejudice, structural racism and religious intolerance, practiced in the context of a secular State.