Skip to content. Reinaldo Ribeiro, Jr. He said when he started out, more than half of his work was commissioned by public schools seeking workshops for students on topics such as STD prevention, anti-homophobia education, and recognizing sexual violence. Bolsonaro supports federal legislation that would limit sex education in classrooms, and since more than eight Brazilian cities have passed similar laws at the local level. Bolsonaro also supports a conservative social movement that instructs parents to lobby local governments and school principals — who have broad autonomy to set sex education curriculums — to cut them back. Meanwhile, the number of new HIV cases each year in 15 to year-old men has increased more than tenfold over the past decade. Studies have shown condom use is decreasing in general among that age group, and among men who have sex with men in particular.
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To formulate her policy, Ms. President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies accused their leftist rivals of encouraging teenagers to have sex at a young age. He also condemned a school campaign against homophobia that was designed, but never implemented, by his leftist predecessors. His message was powerfully effective at mobilizing evangelical voters, a growing and politically powerful constituency in Brazil.
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The project, known as Pegacao "Cruising" , is designed to establish personal contact with the male prostitutes. The educators most of whom are openly homosexual, and some of whom are former sex workers, operate out of 4 outposts in the city. In one such outpost, a popular restaurant, the educators wait for male sex workers Miches, as they are called to come and talk. The Miches come from several reasons. Some come to talk about life, other about sexuality, and others want to help in contacting a doctor or a psychologist. Pegacao now has contact with some male prostitutes aged Since most of the male prostitutes are illiterate, the education is based on discussion, not on printed materials. The discussions focus primarily on sexuality and sexual practices. Many of the Miches, who often come from the poor families, say that they are involved in prostitution as a temporary way of earning money. Most deny being homosexual, and many say that they have girlfriends and are thinking about getting married.
Fusco University of Toronto , and T. Blanchette Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Sex work is a controversial form of income. It is a subject much discussed by experts in feminism, religion, law and politics. And its popular portrayal is often left to people far removed from the realities of sexual commerce. Those who wrongly conflate sex work with human trafficking and exploitation would like to see it abolished. In Brazil, sex work remains politically and socially contentious. But thanks to a staunch sex worker movement in the country, the people who actually do the work have made themselves key contributors to the debate.
