A REPATRIAÇÃO DE VÍTIMAS MENORES DE TRÁFICO HUMANO SOB O CONTEXTO DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL

Abstract

The traficking of children and adolescents, a transnational crime, is considered a serious violation of human rights and poses significant legal chalenges to the Brazilian legalsystem. In the repatriation process, the absence of specific and binding regulations, such as those provided by the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA), results in legal gaps that force authorities to resort to the analogical interpretation of provisions, generating legal uncertainty and other problems in the2 repatriation process. Furthermore, the involvement of multiple entities increases bureaucracy in the proceedings, as well as overlapping competences, precisely due to the lack of clear and direct regulations regarding the operational protocols of these entities. In this context, the study is justified by the need to understand the legal and institutional obstacles that compromise the full protection of victims. Thus, the objective is to analyze and identify the legal and institutional bariers present in this operational flow, emphasizing the importance of standardized protocols, centralized coordination, and adequate long-term psychosocial support. To examine these issues, the research adopted a qualitative, exploratory, and documental approach, which made it possible to conclude the indispensability of specific and standardized protocols, as well as centralized coordination at the national level, aiming to promote an eficient, safe, and swift methodology for victims of human traficking, especialy children and adolescents, in accordance with fundamental rights.