A Evolução das Facções Criminosas no Ceará

Abstract

In the State of Ceará, the reality of the actions of organized criminal violence or organized crime, as it is popularly mentioned, is a recent reality for society in Ceará, and its consequences have been felt more and more clearly over time. Since 2004, the action of cells of these organized criminal groups has been reported to have been acting sporadically in the state and over time it has been solidifying in a concrete way in several communities in the capital of Ceará, as well as in some cities in the interior of the state of greater size, such as Sobral for example, and understanding this evolutionary process clearly describes the social evolution of organized criminal activities in Ceará and its consequences. Through an exploratory-descriptive study, it was possible to draw a diagnostic picture of the evolution of the factions and their activities, based on the author's professional experience and on bibliographical research of several authors from Ceará, where the evolution of these violent non-state actors and their process can be observed. of sedimentation, especially in the peripheral communities of the capital of Ceará, thus characterizing a continuous process of criminal governance in these urban agglomerations of the capital and which has been extending to the interior of the state.