From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre

  Between the 80's and 90's, the Public Jail of Porto Alegre, the main prison in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was the scene of intense turmoil: jailbreaks, homicides, riots and rebellions. In 1995, after a rebellion, prison management was taken over by the military police, whi...

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Autores principales: Marcelli Cipriani, Ghiringhelli de Azevedo, Rodrigo
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Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2020
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topic Prison
Criminal groups
Prison administration
Drug traffiking
Violence
Prisión
Grupos criminales
Administración de la prisión
Tráfico de drogas
Violencia
Prisão
Grupos criminais
Administração prisional
Tráfico de drogas
Violência
spellingShingle Prison
Criminal groups
Prison administration
Drug traffiking
Violence
Prisión
Grupos criminales
Administración de la prisión
Tráfico de drogas
Violencia
Prisão
Grupos criminais
Administração prisional
Tráfico de drogas
Violência
Marcelli Cipriani
Marcelli Cipriani
Ghiringhelli de Azevedo, Rodrigo
From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre
topic_facet Prison
Criminal groups
Prison administration
Drug traffiking
Violence
Prisión
Grupos criminales
Administración de la prisión
Tráfico de drogas
Violencia
Prisão
Grupos criminais
Administração prisional
Tráfico de drogas
Violência
description   Between the 80's and 90's, the Public Jail of Porto Alegre, the main prison in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was the scene of intense turmoil: jailbreaks, homicides, riots and rebellions. In 1995, after a rebellion, prison management was taken over by the military police, which remains until today. From the 2000s onwards, the instabilities began to drop and currently became isolated events, despite overcrowding. Based in interviews made with inmates, police officers and justice system workers, we propose to analyze the passage between these two moments, emphasizing the relationship between the prisoners’ groups and the prison administration. We argue that the precarious balance achieved in this prison stems from the accommodation of antagonisms between prisoners and police officers who manage the prison, which was achieved through mutual concessions that took into consideration the interests of both parties involved.
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title From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre
title_short From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre
title_full From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre
title_fullStr From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre
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spelling I28-R145-8004_oai2025-11-17 Marcelli Cipriani Marcelli Cipriani Ghiringhelli de Azevedo, Rodrigo 2020-09-22   Between the 80's and 90's, the Public Jail of Porto Alegre, the main prison in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was the scene of intense turmoil: jailbreaks, homicides, riots and rebellions. In 1995, after a rebellion, prison management was taken over by the military police, which remains until today. From the 2000s onwards, the instabilities began to drop and currently became isolated events, despite overcrowding. Based in interviews made with inmates, police officers and justice system workers, we propose to analyze the passage between these two moments, emphasizing the relationship between the prisoners’ groups and the prison administration. We argue that the precarious balance achieved in this prison stems from the accommodation of antagonisms between prisoners and police officers who manage the prison, which was achieved through mutual concessions that took into consideration the interests of both parties involved. Entre los años 80 y 90, la Cárcel Pública de Porto Alegre, la prisión principal en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul, fue escenario de intensas turbulencias: escapes, homicidios, disturbios y rebeliones. En 1995, después de una rebelión, la policía militar se hizo cargo de la administración penitenciaria, que permanece hasta hoy. A partir de la década de 2000, las inestabilidades comenzaron a enfriarse, convirtiéndose en eventos puntuales y aislados, a pesar del hacinamiento. Basado en entrevistas hechas con prisioneros, agentes de policía en prisión y actores del sistema de justicia involucrados en ejecuciones penales, se propone analizar la transición entre estos dos momentos, enfatizando la relación entre el colectivo de prisioneros y la administración de la cárcel. Se argumenta que el precario equilibrio logrado en esta penitenciaria se deriva de la acomodación de antagonismos entre prisioneros y policías que manejan la prisión, logrados mediante concesiones mutuas y asegurando el cumplimiento de los reclamos de ambos lados. Entre as décadas de 80 e 90, a Cadeia Pública de Porto Alegre, principal prisão do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, foi palco de intensas turbulências: fugas, homicídios, motins e rebeliões. Em 1995, após uma rebelião, a gestão do presídio foi assumida pela polícia militar, que permanece até hoje. A partir dos anos 2000, as instabilidades começaram a arrefecer, tornando-se, atualmente, eventos pontuais e isolados, apesar da superlotação. Com base em entrevistas feitas com presos, policiais em ofício no presídio e atores do sistema de justiça ocupados com a execução penal, propõe-se analisar a passagem entre esses dois momentos, enfatizando-se a relação entre os coletivos de presos e a administração prisional. Argumenta-se que o equilíbrio precário alcançado nessa prisão decorre da acomodação dos antagonismos existentes entre presos e policiais que gerem o presídio, alcançado por meio de concessões mútuas e assegurando a concretização de pretensões de ambas as partes. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8004 10.34096/runa.v41i2.8004 por spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8004/7659 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8004/8628 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 41 No. 2 (2020): Dossier: Debates on the Anthropology of the State and Public Policies in Contemporary Latin American Contexts RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 41 Núm. 2 (2020): Dossier: Debates acerca de la Antropología del Estado y las Políticas Públicas en contextos latinoamericanos contemporáneos RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 41 n. 2 (2020): Dossiê: Debates sobre a antropologia do Estado e políticas públicas em contextos latino-americanos contemporâneos 1851-9628 0325-1217 Prison Criminal groups Prison administration Drug traffiking Violence Prisión Grupos criminales Administración de la prisión Tráfico de drogas Violencia Prisão Grupos criminais Administração prisional Tráfico de drogas Violência From conflict to “pacification”: Relations between criminal groups and prison administration in the Public Jail of Porto Alegre Del conflicto a la “pacificación”: Relaciones entre grupos criminales y administración penitenciaria en la Cárcel Pública de Porto Alegre Do conflito à “pacificação” : Relações entre os grupos criminais e a administração prisional na Cadeia Pública de Porto Alegre info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo enviado a un dossier temático https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=8004_oai