Da violência à paz: as Usinas da Paz como política pública de transformação social no estado do Pará

Abstract

The Amazonian states are marked by a series of historical challenges particular to this region. Deep social inequality and the ineffective and irregular presence of the State have favored the territorialization of organized crime, which in turn fills the gaps left by formal governance. This reality results in a condition of extreme vulnerability and latent violence for the local population. In view of this, the present work analyzes the political and social relevance of the "Territórios para a Paz" (TerPaz) program in its articulation of the Usinas da Paz for the reduction of the triad of violence and for the promotion of positive peace in Pará. For its development, the methodology involved the interpretation of data from documentary research, added to a systematic review of the selected literature, while the study method was a qualitative interpretative analysis of the data. Finally, the results indicate that the Usinas da Paz project, by integrating areas such as security, education and health, corroborates a structural transformation that strengthens the culture of peace and citizenship in the state, seeking to overcome the coercive and punitive approach of traditional public security policies.