Do comando ao controle sem fronteiras: a hegemonia criminal do Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) pela perspectiva da transnacionalização

Abstract

This paper aims to understand how the transnationalization of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) resulted in the group's hegemony in the Paraguayan prison system, as well as its implications for criminal Governance in the country. To this end, the analytical-qualitative method is used, with a bibliographic review of the literature on transnational organized crime, specially in its prisons. The research proposes a theoretical-conceptual debate about organized crime, the structure of criminal organizations and criminal governance, besides reflections about the process of transnationalization of illicit activities of these organizations. In addition, the concept of criminal governance is discussed, as well as the historical-evolutionary development of the PCC. Essentially, the birth of the group in the São Paulo prison system is considered, with the imposition of brotherhood among its members that goes beyond the conventional means of membership in current criminal groups, establishing the type of shared governance in Brazil and Paraguay. Furthermore, the path of transnationalization of the group is deemed necessary, both nationally and in Paraguay, given through the expansion of its activities in the drug market. The result suggests that the PCC managed to reproduce its ideology in the Paraguayan penitentiary system, exploiting the fragile structure of the State in the country and the historical connections that link Brazil with the neighboring country, consolidating, in turn, criminal hegemony in Paraguay.