A VIOLÊNCIA NO RIO DE JANEIRO: UM OLHAR SOBRE A POLÍTICA DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA EMPREGADA NO ESTADO

Abstract

Violence in Rio de Janeiro is a phenomenon that has been growing significantly in recent decades, becoming a problem that increasingly generates the need for discussion in the public sphere, as it causes an expressive concern among the entire population regarding the chaos generated by the scenario of constant guerrillas. From there, a concern emerges regarding the need to discuss public policies that work to contain the problems generated by violence in Rio de Janeiro. From this context, reflections on the assumptions that guide the theme are necessary, seeking to understand how violence in this scenario has been built throughout history based on the relations established between the population and the State, as well as the way in which public policies intervene in this logic built over time. So the main objective of this study is to promote a discussion about the public security policies used to combat violence in Rio de Janeiro. The methodology used is from a bibliographical perspective and a qualitative approach, with a search through physical and digital means in the Scielo and Google Academic databases. In relation to public security, an inversion of values ​​can be observed, in the sense that the policies function as the retaking of territories under the domain of criminal organizations. In this sense, the UPPs are cited as the clearest example of this movement as they move away from their original conceptions of approximation between the police and the community, once again using violence as a justification for combating violence itself, making this policy public, instead of changing reality, contribute to its perpetuation.