TRÁFICO DE CRIANÇAS PARA EXPLORAÇÃO SEXUAL

Abstract

International trafficking of children and adolescents for sexual exploitation is a serious problem that requires a multifaceted and coordinated response. This form of crime takes advantage of vulnerability, subjecting these children to inhumane conditions and a life marked by sexual exploitation and abuse. According to the UN (2021), human trafficking generates approximately 32 billion dollars annually around the world and around 85% of this amount comes from sexual exploitation. This work aims to present the challenges faced in combating the abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, seeking to understand the problems surrounding the crime. In addition, it aims to raise public awareness and stimulate debate on best practices to address this abominable form of exploitation. This is a bibliographic research, using the narrative review method. The study was carried out from June to November 2024, based on abstracts available in electronic media. The titles and abstracts of all articles identified in the electronic search were reviewed. It is concluded that the development of the work on “Human Trafficking” has made it possible to reflect on this practice that harms the principle of human dignity and has been common in society where the child trade poses a risk to all social groups. This practice leads to the abandonment of affected families, who only have information from neighbors, legal authorities and some hidden witnesses.