O crime organizado e as condições do emprego das Forças Armadas em operações de segurança pública

Abstract

This monograph deals with the issue of organized crime, its detrimental consequences to the Brazilian society and the need to fight it, through an analysis of the requirements for the employment of law enforcement agencies and the Armed Forces. The aim of this study is to provide inputs to discussing the conditions of employment of the Armed Forces in public security operations. The methodology consisted of a survey of the literature and documents with the aim of finding theoretical references on the issue as well as the author’s experience as a civil servant working in the field of public security. This work addresses the country’s legal framework regarding organized crime, its national and transnational expansion and its impacts on the economy and on the lives of Brazilian citizens. The survey deals with public security government bodies and their constitutional mandates, their structuring, as well as with the National Public Security Plan. The legal implications around the employment of the Armed Forces have also been analyzed, including aspects such as safeguarding the law and order and subsidiary actions. As for the main goal of this monograph, the conditions for employment of the Armed Forces in fighting organized crime have also been dealt with. Finally, suggestions are made in terms of measures to combat organized crime. The conclusion highlights the extension of the organized crime in Brazil while arguing that, notwithstanding the severity of the matter, employment of the Armed Forces for public security operations should be under exceptional circumstances so as not to divert them from their key constitutional mission of defending the nation. In this sense, the Federal Government must commit the necessary funds to making sure public security agencies can fulfill their missions, particularly with regards to organized crime.