The UPPs, the Elites and the Press: militarization and consumption in the “pacification” process in Rio de Janeiro’s slums

Authors

  • Dinaldo Almendra

Keywords:

UPP. Pacification. Press. Militarization. Consumption.

Abstract

This paper analyses the relations between the media and the public safety policy in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The analysis focuses on the symbolic building of the the Pacifying Police Unit (UPPs) in the media, mostly newspapers such as O Globo and Extra, taking the concept of social representation as a theoretical and methodological strategy to approach the “urban violence” problem. As a result, it presents the hybridization between the discourses of police militarization and consumption in the relations between public safety, the elites and the press, turning Rio de Janeiro into a “business city” oriented to sports mega events, where the fear of violence and the dreams of consumers are articulated in the maintenance of public order.

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Published

2014-06-26

How to Cite

Almendra, D. (2014). The UPPs, the Elites and the Press: militarization and consumption in the “pacification” process in Rio de Janeiro’s slums. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, 35(126), 61–89. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/696

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