A Cruel Pedagogia do Vírus

Abstract

The present review seeks to carry out a critical reflection on the work "A cruel pedagogy of the virus, by Boaventura de Souza Santos (Portugal)". This work brilliantly discusses the consequences of the pandemic on life in society, especially for the most needy and homeless populations, women and other individuals who will suffer much more strongly from what the pandemic imposes. Reiterating that such consequences are correlated with the increase in poverty, domestic violence, hunger, unemployment, among other aggravating factors arising from the global political crisis and the weakening of the State and the substantial increase in capitalist economic demands that contributed to this. The author points out, however, that the pandemic has existed for many years but was evidenced by the need for society in general to unbridled.