Rationalizing Sexual Tourism: How Some Countries Benefit from Selling Sex

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By Jennifer M. Ward
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Conclusion

From the observation and interviews conducted, review of written academic research on sexual tourism in Brazil, and based on the economic statistics of the growth of tourism in Fortaleza, one can conclude that the lack of anti-prostitution legislation in Brazil fits the rational choice theory. Economically, sexual tourism appears to aid the city of Fortaleza.

“Brazil isn’t going to want a fight over this with other countries," stated another federal police officer. "There’s too much coming in financially from these other countries. We’re not going to fight about something as small as prostitution, which isn’t even illegal in the first place and lose the support of that country, whose dollar or Euro is strong. The money the President and huge corporations are bringing into the government would be at risk,” adding, “With children and adolescents it is a fight but with adults it isn’t that important because for one, it’s legal and for two, it will cause problems with other countries”. (Personal communication, July 21, 2007).

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Jennifer M. Ward graduated in 2007 with a concentration in Political Science from University Of Louisville in Louisville, KY.

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