COVID 19 in the extreme south of Bahia: Emergence of the concept of necropolitics and educational implications

Abstract

This article is part of the analyzes developed in conversation circles about the spread of Covid-19, in the territories of the state of Bahia, together with groups of researchers and institutions, especially universities, during the years 2020-21, to understand some dynamics that involve the pandemic and its implications for education and the region. The analyzes carried out demanded a characterization of the city and the region in question, examination of public documents and recent news, articulating the ideas and theories of authors such as Henri Acselard, Valter Mignolo, Achille Mbembe, among others who make references to the processes of coloniality, war colonial, necropolitics and necropower. The study shows that racial and social inequalities were intensified by the covid-19 pandemic and the black population had a higher number of deaths last year in Brazil. The pandemic has shown that some lives are better preserved than others, especially those located within the subalternized layers. There is a possible investment in mass vaccination of the population, considering the criteria of race, sex, age and social conditions, education, as well as in research and studies as a way to contribute to the understanding of COVID-19 and the elaboration of adequate confrontation strategies specific to the reality of the municipality and the country