A pena de morte no Brasil: Crime organizado e os conflitos sociais

Abstract

Currently, in Brazil, there is no provision for the death penalty in our legal system for common crimes. This reality could lead to the conclusion that, therefore, we should not discuss it. However, amid the issue of crime, the cruelest face of social inequality in our country persists: the criminalization of poverty and the phenomenon of criminal selectivity. Thus, the present work aims to identify the reasons for the implementation of the death penalty in Brazil and reflect on an aspect of criminology and bibliography on the subject. The present work also analyzed the controversy of criminal factions that exist from the 90s to the present day, which apply death penalties, as well as the current instability of Public Security, which involves historical, political, social, economic and legal factors. The topic was considered relevant, since the actions of organized criminal groups represent a challenge to the Democratic Rule of Law. To this end, a bibliographical review was adopted as a research method, based on articles, books, laws, doctrines and jurisprudence, in addition to discussions with legal professionals and field research. The deductive method was used for a comprehensive analysis of the factors that sustain the negative impact of the proliferation of these organizations on society.