Book contents
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Translated Words
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Criminalized Governance
- 3 A Theory of Criminalized Governance
- 4 The Origins of Criminalized Governance
- 5 Comando Vermelho of Nova Holanda
- 6 Comando Vermelho of Parque União
- 7 Terceiro Comando (Puro) of Complexo da Maré
- 8 Criminalized Governance during Military Occupation
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
9 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 February 2025
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Translated Words
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Criminalized Governance
- 3 A Theory of Criminalized Governance
- 4 The Origins of Criminalized Governance
- 5 Comando Vermelho of Nova Holanda
- 6 Comando Vermelho of Parque União
- 7 Terceiro Comando (Puro) of Complexo da Maré
- 8 Criminalized Governance during Military Occupation
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
Summary
This concluding chapter first brings the reader up to date in Complexo da Maré and Rio de Janeiro. Since concluding fieldwork in 2015, much has changed in Brazil. Dilma Rousseff was impeached in 2016 and Jair Bolsonaro became president in 2018. More importantly for Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, an extreme right wing candidate, was elected governor in 2018 and took control of the state’s public security apparatus. The dynamics of policing and violence have changed accordingly. Rio’s public security apparatus confronted and violently engaged Rio’s gangs with an intensity never before seen. Police shot into densely populated favelas from helicopters, showing little restraint even when innocent bystanders were present. In 2019 alone, Rio police killed an estimated 1,600 citizens. This chapter reflects on these developments and contemplates possibilities for the future. Finally, it addresses the generalizability of the book’s findings for other cities in Brazil and beyond while suggesting several avenues for future research.
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- Inside Criminalized GovernanceHow and Why Gangs Rule the Streets of Rio de Janeiro, pp. 271 - 297Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025