Determinantes sociais da mercantilização de órgãos humanos

The global shortage of organ donations, combined with socioeconomic inequalities, drives organ trafficking, a transnational phenomenon that exploits physical, psychological, social, and economic vulnerabilities. Based on a bibliographic survey and a review of national and international literature, this study aimed to examine, through a critical approach grounded in historicaldialectical materialism, the process by which human organs are transformed into commodities within the context of the capitalist mode of production. The dynamics of criminal networks, their structures, agents, and the specificities of the victims involved were outlined. Additionally, the influence of global capitalism and the relations of imperialism and dependency on the commodification of organs was analyzed. By understanding the operational,economic-political, and structural determinants underpinning the object of this analysis, it was possible to deepen the level of abstraction and theoretically demonstrate how human organs are transformed into commodities.