The 30th anniversary of the Statute for Children and Adolescents and the possible perspectives from Restorative Justice: abolitionist inflows in times of punitive expansion based on academic extension programs

DOI:10.1590/2179-8966/2020/57201 Resumo O presente trabalho visa refletir sobre o sistema da Justica Juvenil no Brasil na ocasiao dos 30 anos de aprovacao do Estatuto da Crianca e do Adolescente (Lei 8069/1990). Nao se limitando a analises meramente tecnicistas, o estudo busca destacar aspectos de como a realidade atual foi construida ao longo dos processos historicos e politico-criminais, do periodo colonial a contemporaneidade. Ademais, o presente estudo apresenta possibilidade de aplicacao da Justica Restaurativa no âmbito da Justica Juvenil, mesmo diante do cenario de expansao punitiva que marca a presente quadra historica. Do ponto de vista teorico, o recorte aqui estabelecido privilegia a pesquisa bibliografica, com destaque para autores como Zehr [1] , Dunkel; Horsfield & Parosanu [2] , Achutti [3] , entre outros. Nao obstante, o trabalho conta com abordagem empirica atraves da qual sao relatadas as acoes restaurativas realizadas no âmbito do programa de extensao academica NEPCrim (Nucleo de Extensao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Criminais da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora), atraves do projeto Alem da Culpa: Justica Restaurativa para adolescentes , desenvolvido em parceria com a defensoria publica local. Tal proposta metodologica propoe destacar destaca como a Justica Restaurativa vem sendo desenvolvida na pratica, seus desafios, perspectivas e compromisso com praticas libertarias. Palavras-chave: 30 anos do ECA; Evolucao historica; Politica-criminal, Justica Restaurativa. Abstract This paper aims to reflect on Brazil's Youth Justice system on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Statute for Children and Adolescents' approval (Federal Law No. 8069/1990). Not limited to purely technical analysis, the study seeks to highlight aspects of how the current reality was constructed throughout the political-criminal and historical processes, from the colonial period to contemporary times. Besides, this study presents the possibility of applying Restorative Justice within the scope of Youth Justice, even in the face of the punitive expansion scenario that indicates the present historical period. From a theoretical perspective, the focus established in this paper favors bibliographic research, emphasizing authors such as Zehr [4] , Dunkel; Horsfield & Parosanu [5] , Achutti [6] , among others. Nevertheless, the study relies on an empirical approach through which restorative actions, carried out within the scope of the academic extension program NEPCrim (Extension and Research Unit in Criminal Sciences, Faculty of Law, Federal University of Juiz de Fora), are reported through the project Alem da Culpa: Justica Restaurativa para adolescentes [ Beyond Guilt: Restorative Justice for teenagers ], developed in partnership with the local Public Defender's Office. This methodological proposition intends to highlight highlights how Restorative Justice has been developed in practice, its challenges, perspectives, and commitment to libertarian practices. Keywords: 30 years of ECA [Statute for Children and Adolescents]; Historical evolution, Criminal Justice Policy; Restorative Justice. [1] ZEHR, 2012; 2015; 2017. [2] DUNKEL; HORSFIELD & PĂROSANU, 2015. [3] ACHUTTI, 2013; 2016. [4] ZEHR, 2012; 2015; 2017. [5] DUNKEL; HORSFIELD & PĂROSANU, 2015. [6] ACHUTTI, 2013; 2016.