This work, with which Christiano Fragoso earned his Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Criminology from Candido Mendes University, constitutes, without a doubt, the most brilliant and exhaustive study in criminal law regarding the criminalization of the demands and struggles of Brazilian workers. First and foremost, I wish to highlight the methodological openness that permeates the entire investigation—an approach that can be expressed through a realistic premise Christiano once summarized as follows: “the legal concept of a strike must align, as much as possible, with the social concept of a strike, and not the other way around.” In these times of European normativist delusions, it is heartening to see a young Latin American jurist engage in a dialogue with history and political science while constructing his subject matter, and to share the—perhaps modest yet clarifying—understanding that the law cannot simply mandate that women procreate within six months, nor transform the exercise of a right into a criminal offense. Undoubtedly, the theoretical framework outlined by Christiano dismantles any ostensibly rational argument in favor of a statutory offense of striking, as Nilo Batista noted in the preface. The challenge lies in making rationality prevail, yet the reality is that current dark times are not favorable to the rational or the legal. Hence the importance of this second edition seeing the light of day. These are the weapons democracy can rely on: rational arguments grounded in our historical experience—analyzed with great insight—and in the belief that the perpetuation of inequalities is ultimately the destination where the consequences of replacing social policies with criminal law converge. Thank you very much, dear Professor Christiano Fragoso, for reconnecting me with your thesis—a source of inspiration for those who believe humanity is worth it. Congratulations, fortunate reader! Geraldo Prado
- Publisher: Lumen Juris
- Edition: 1ª (2016)
- Year of publication: 2016
- Number of pages: 432
