“THE BRAÇOS ABERTOSPROGRAM” AND DRUGS POLITICS AT THE CONTROL SOCIETY”: a historical-anthropological dialogue.

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Abstract: The purpose of this article is to comprehend some of the directions taken in the context of drug  policy  within  a  control  society,  presenting  and  problematizing  these  two  concepts.  For  that,  a political  program  was  analyzed  that  is  distinct  from  the  current  definitions  and  practices  found  until now. The  program  to  be  analyzed  is  the  “Programa  de  Braços  Abertos  (DBA)”,  which  was implemented  under  the  management  of  Fernando  Haddad,  between  2014  and  2016,  in  the  region  of “Cracolândia”, in São Paulo.This region is recognized by the political interventions with the hygienist and compulsory practices that go against individual freedoms. In order to understand the new vision and  action  brought  by  the  DBA  against  a  historical  repetition  of  managements  and  operations,  there was a reflection on biopolitics, the work of pastoral programs and the place of DBA within the set of drug  device  technologies.  At  this  point,  another  objective  developed  was  to  stablish  the  new ordinances of treatment models, such as Harm Reduction and Therapeutic Communities.

Keywords: Drug Policy.Pastoral Programs.Harm Reduction.Therapeutic Communities.Cracolândia.De Braços Abertos.