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What’s in it for Maria? Brazilian migrant sex workers’ (de)mobilization of the “trafficking victim” identity
Journal Title
Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
Year (definitive publication)
2024
Language
English
Country
Brazil
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Alternative Titles
(Portuguese) O que ganha a Maria com isso? A (des)mobilização da identidade de “vítima de tráfico” pelas trabalhadoras do sexo migrantes Brasileiras
Abstract
The article explores the (de)mobilization of the “trafficking victim” identity among Brazilian sex workers and the benefits that the counter-trafficking apparatus offers to Brazilian migrant women exploited in the sex market. In doing so, it considers their experience as much in their country of origin, Brazil, as in Portugal. Drawing on findings from ethnographic research, the article highlights the occasional and unstable mobilization of the “victim” label as a form of defense against the counter-trafficking apparatus, rather than as an instrument of recognition of rights that can substantially benefit Brazilian migrant women in the sex market.
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Keywords
Sex work,Exploitation,Human trafficking,Brazil,Portugal
