Michoacán and Rio de Janeiro: Criminal Governance, Social Control and Obtaining Profit and Political Power by Armed Self-Defense Groups and Militias

This paper compares two important experiences of the emergence and consolidation of armed non-state actors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Michoacán, Mexico, noting the rise of the groups, their functioning, relationship with the state and involvement in new forms of governance in territorial control...

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Main Authors: Antonio Fuentes Díaz, José Cláudio Souza Alves
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2022-06-01
Series:Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/dilemas/article/view/52506