O emprego das forças armadas na segurança pública: o combate ao crime organizado no Rio de Janeiro.

Abstract

This work focuses on how the Brazilian Armed Forces responded to the demands of domestic employment in the post-Cold War period, especially in the fight against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro. It was developed a study initially related to the historical context of the internal employment of the Armed Forces in Latin America and the evolution of new threats arising from the post-Cold War period, mainly based on the irregular threats that focus on actors endowed with agency and human will. This contribution presents the criminal gangs generations and informs that the most relevant criminal organizations in Rio de Janeiro, PCC and CV, show characteristics of third generation gangs. With regard to the Brazilian Armed Forces internal usage in the fight against organized crime, are highlighted first the missions carried out by them, such as the most pertinent subsidiary mission for discussion, the so-called Law and Order Assurances, through the use of military contingents in the pacification processes in Rio de Janeiro and their cooperation in joint actions with other governmental entities for the security of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. It is also reported the importance of the experience of Brazilian military personnel in MINUSTAH to the thinking about the internal employment of the Armed Forces. To withhold the violence waves and criminality in Rio de Janeiro, President Temer signed in early February this year the Federal Intervention Decree for Public Security in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Finally, the objective of this study presents a set of final considerations aimed at contributing to the reflection of the object being studied.