Militarization as Conviviality: How Women Define and Resist Gendered Everyday Violence and Discipline in Brazil
By Izadora Xavier do Monte. This contribution looks at Brazilian security dynamics to understand how gender intersects with Brazilian perceptions of peace, war, security, and militarization. Women in Brazil have insisted that militarization deeply shapes their everyday interactions, their living together with others, affecting how they carry out their roles and live their lives as women. It’s not just a question of police violence; it’s about armed men everywhere – whether police, hired gunmen for landowners, or others. This widespread militarization is failing to makewomen feel safe, and gender is vital to understand what makes for that dynamic.


