Trâmites éticos, ética e burocracia em uma experiência de pesquisa com população indígena

Abstract

Based on an experience that occurred during a doctoral research, this article aims to discuss the bureaucratic procedures of social research in Brazil and some of its practical implications. We raise some questions regarding location and the decision--making power granted (or not) to an indigenous individual or population, as well as reflections on the resolutions approved by the National Committee for Research Ethics, their applicability and the (in)adequacy of forms and models used in social research. The article focuses on ethical issues, analyzing operational flows from and among agencies responsible for regulating research carried out with indigenous populations. It also includes reflections on the trace left by the tutelary condition of indigenous people and how this condition continues to limit research guidelines. By sharing this experience, this article intends to incite debates on the ethical implications of situations in which neutrality is replaced by bonds, as well as to demystify the idea that simplifying overly bureaucratic procedures would be a threat to ethical principles. ResumoA partir de uma experiência vivenciada durante uma pesquisa de doutorado, pretende-se discutir os trâmites burocráticos da pesquisa social no Brasil e algumas implicações práticas. São levantadas questões como o lugar e o poder decisório concedido (ou não) ao indivíduo ou povo indígena, bem como reflexões acerca das resoluções da Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa, sua aplicabilidade e a (in)adequação dos formulários e modelos para as pesquisas de caráter social. Este artigo levanta as questões éticas, analisando os fluxos operacionais dos e entre os órgãos que normatizam pesquisas com indígenas e inclui reflexões sobre como o rastro deixado pela condição tutelar de povos indígenas ainda baliza as normativas em pesquisa. Pretendese, ao compartilhar a experiência, contribuir para o debate das implicações éticas nas situações em que a neutralidade é substituída pelo vínculo, bem como desmistificar a ideia de que a simplificação de processos excessivamente burocráticos seja uma ameaça aos preceitos éticos. Palavras-chave: Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa; População Indígena; Ética em Pesquisa.

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