Rule of Law and Punishment: the war rationale in Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Carlos Henrique Aguiar Serra
  • Thiago Moreira de Souza Rodrigues

Keywords:

State power. Punishment. Pacifying Police Units. Democracy. Rio de Janeiro.

Abstract

The article seeks to highlight the continuity of inquisitorial and authoritarian practices in the democratic state in Brazil through the analysis of the public safety program called “Pacifying Police Units” held by the state government of Rio de Janeiro, which aims to occupy slums in the state capital. This program reveals aspects which temper some of the state inherent characteristics – such as the unending war about over the monopoly of violence and the government of conducts – with some elements from human rights protection and promotion of democratic practices. At the end, this resizing of state policies updates the punitive power in practice along with the usual selectiveness towards specific social groups.

Published

2014-06-26

How to Cite

Serra, C. H. A., & Rodrigues, T. M. de S. (2014). Rule of Law and Punishment: the war rationale in Rio de Janeiro. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 35(126), 91–108. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/695

Issue

Section

Dossiê: Sociologia da Violência. Org.: Prof. Dr. Pedro Rodolfo Bodê de Moraes