Book contents
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Translated Words
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Criminalized Governance
- 3 A Theory of Criminalized Governance
- 4 The Origins of Criminalized Governance
- 5 Comando Vermelho of Nova Holanda
- 6 Comando Vermelho of Parque União
- 7 Terceiro Comando (Puro) of Complexo da Maré
- 8 Criminalized Governance during Military Occupation
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
6 - Comando Vermelho of Parque União
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 February 2025
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
- Inside Criminalized Governance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translation
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Translated Words
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Criminalized Governance
- 3 A Theory of Criminalized Governance
- 4 The Origins of Criminalized Governance
- 5 Comando Vermelho of Nova Holanda
- 6 Comando Vermelho of Parque União
- 7 Terceiro Comando (Puro) of Complexo da Maré
- 8 Criminalized Governance during Military Occupation
- 9 Conclusion
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendices
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series (continued from page ii)
Summary
This chapter focuses on the governance practices of the Comando Vermelho gang that has controlled Complexo da Maré’s most populous favela, Parque União, for more than three decades. Like their CVNH allies, CVPU has been part of the CV faction for this entire period. And yet, their governance styles have diverged considerably. CVPU evinces a less chaotic evolution as they have remained, aside from several years at the turn of the millennium, a social bandit regime. Overall, the absence of an active rival threat has produced a gang that employs far lower levels of coercion than their counterparts while active enforcement has incentivized CVPU to provide significant benefits to residents. This chapter traces the evolution of these dynamics through a combination of oral histories with residents and gang members, analysis of newspaper archives and anonymous denunciations, as well as participant observation during the author’s time living in Maré.
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- Inside Criminalized GovernanceHow and Why Gangs Rule the Streets of Rio de Janeiro, pp. 173 - 204Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025