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The Expansion of Milícias in Rio de Janeiro. Political and Economic Advantages

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ID5353370
AuthorsDaniel Hirata (0000-0001-5219-8838, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Adauto Cardoso (0000-0001-6056-1190, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Carolina Christoph Grillo (0000-0002-9428-0255, Universidade Federal Fluminense, corresponding author), Orlando Alves Dos Santos (0000-0001-9393-4782, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Diogo Azevedo Lyra (0000-0003-0484-5089, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Renato Coelho Dirk (0000-0002-5932-8313, Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Year2022
Volume4
Issue3
Pages257-271
Publication date2022-12-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Illicit Economies and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2516-7227 • E-ISSN: 2516-7227
PublisherLSE Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.31389/jied.140
OpenAlexW4312640177
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited3

This study addresses the political and economic basis of milícias in the city of Rio de Janeiro and the effects of government regulation of legal and illegal markets on their expansion. The period under study was 2007–2020 – of remarkable expansion of milícias – and the information analyzed were accessed from three different databases: 1) the Map of Armed Groups in Rio de Janeiro ; 2) Data on police raids between 2007 and 2019 from the GENI/UFF database; 3) data from the City of Rio de Janeiro Secretariat of Urbanism (SMU) database in the period between 2009–2019. The objectives were: 1) to verify the distribution of police raids among territories controlled by each of the known criminal armed groups that operate in Rio de Janeiro; 2) and to verify the relation between the intensity of real estate activity at city districts and the type of predominant armed group in each district. The research results indicated that, in comparison to other armed criminal groups from Rio de Janeiro, milícias were subject to reduced police repression and the territories they control show an increased real estate activity. The data obtained support the initial research hypothesis that the targeting of use of force by state government and the regulation and inspection of real estate markets have favored the expansion of milícias

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Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 21
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