À Luz da diferença: responsabilidade, alteridade e a “lógica do cuidado”

Abstract

In this essay, I propose a reflection on the limits of justice based on the concept of “difference”, considering indigenous peoples’ perspectives. I argue that these peoples are not in the past but offer possible futures through an ethical repertoire that is still largely ignored by attitudes of responsibility and care towards the other. I analyze some elements of the food system among the Guarani Indians, whose lack of understanding on the part of a nutrientbased approach allows to elucidate two articulated modes of operation of coloniality, as taught by Denise Ferreira da Silva: exclusion and occlusion. I conclude with the defense of a decolonizing agreement for the participation of indigenous and black professionals in the decision-making and health management processes to achieve universality in access to care and protection of the State.