Gêneros textuais do inquérito policial como ferramentas de apoio aos tradutores e intérpretes de Libras-português nas delegacias de polícia: auto de prisão em flagrante e termo de interrogatório

Abstract

The Police Inquiry is the way in which the Civil and Federal Police exercise their role in investigating criminal offenses, presenting in a single procedure the elements raised during an investigative process. The present research aims to analyze in a descriptive way the police textual genres auto de prisão em flagrante (term of arrest) and termo de interrogatório (term of interrogation), present in a large part of the Police Inquiries, as well as their contributions to the professional practice of the Libras-Portuguese police interpreter, aiming to collaborate in the creation of translation and interpretation policies in police stations. The theoretical support that fundaments this work is based on the contributions of the authors Mulayim & Lai (2015), regarding interpretation studies in police interviews, Bakhtin (2006), presenting the theory of genres, Pöchhacker (2004), contributing to the methodology in translation studies, Bazerman (2020), showing genre analysis, Reis, Gonçalves and Lenza (2013), providing the definition of police inquiry. To accomplish that objective, the methodology was based on a qualitative approach and deals with documentary research, as well as descriptive, through readings and analysis of the documents auto de prisão em flagrante (Term of Arrest) and termo de interrogatório (Term of interrogation) from some police stations in Fortaleza. Therefore, it is expected that this work will contribute to the implementation and strengthening of inclusion policies for the deaf community, as well as their naturalization in the police and legal context, without forgetting the importance of the translation policies to be adopted. The main results indicate that the presence of a sign language translator/interpreter in police activities is still incipient and the specialized training concerning mediated communication in police context must turn into reality for all professionals involved in the act (interpreters, police officers, chief of the police department, lawyers, public defenders, prosecutors, judges, etc.) They also point out that police discourse has characteristics that highlight the asymmetry of power, the stabilization of its statements, the proximity to the judiciary's discourse, communication aimed at other legal operators (prosecutors, judges, lawyers, and public defenders).