Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil
Brazil still has not fully accomplished procedural democracy, despite being a formal democracy funded on a federal constitution and on an organized judicial system. The country has not been able to foster the principles of justice, peace, development, and equity for most of the population, and the s...
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| author | Luís Antônio Francisco de Souza Carlos Henrique Aguiar Serra Thaís Battibugli |
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| description | Brazil still has not fully accomplished procedural democracy, despite being a formal democracy funded on a federal constitution and on an organized judicial system. The country has not been able to foster the principles of justice, peace, development, and equity for most of the population, and the state apparatus is restricted regarding social control, transparency, and effectiveness of public policies. This scenario resulted in the rise of violence, criminality, organized crime, and urban disorder, which has led to the militarization of public security both with the improvement of the military police’s structure and with the presence of the armed forces performing public security activities. This process of militarization has increased in the last two years, and for the first time since 1985, the military managed to ascend to the most powerful positions in the Brazilian government. This article discusses the militarization of public security in Brazil, pointing to the risks of a new and enduring process of militarization of Brazilian society, which still suffers from limited rights and lack of constitutional guarantees. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2c36d6e7eb54f0583c9f16d0aadebd82025-08-20T01:53:34ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712019-05-01961118113310.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-10831052Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary BrazilLuís Antônio Francisco de Souza0Carlos Henrique Aguiar Serra1Thaís Battibugli2Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquisa Filho, UnespUniversidade Federal Fluminense, UFFCentro Universitário Padre AnchietaBrazil still has not fully accomplished procedural democracy, despite being a formal democracy funded on a federal constitution and on an organized judicial system. The country has not been able to foster the principles of justice, peace, development, and equity for most of the population, and the state apparatus is restricted regarding social control, transparency, and effectiveness of public policies. This scenario resulted in the rise of violence, criminality, organized crime, and urban disorder, which has led to the militarization of public security both with the improvement of the military police’s structure and with the presence of the armed forces performing public security activities. This process of militarization has increased in the last two years, and for the first time since 1985, the military managed to ascend to the most powerful positions in the Brazilian government. This article discusses the militarization of public security in Brazil, pointing to the risks of a new and enduring process of militarization of Brazilian society, which still suffers from limited rights and lack of constitutional guarantees.https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1149public securitypolicepolice violencemilitarization |
| spellingShingle | Luís Antônio Francisco de Souza Carlos Henrique Aguiar Serra Thaís Battibugli Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil Oñati Socio-Legal Series public security police police violence militarization |
| title | Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil |
| title_full | Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil |
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| title_short | Perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary Brazil |
| title_sort | perspectives on the militarization of public security in contemporary brazil |
| topic | public security police police violence militarization |
| url | https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1149 |
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