Abstract
Public security policy in Rio de Janeiro tends to be represented by the pendulum allegory, which would predominantly lean towards the logic of confrontation, but also, in short intervals, to the logic of approximation. Although the sporadic attempts to reverse the repressive logic produce significant conjunctural changes, we verified, through interviews with UPP’s policemen, that the militarized ethos remained structuring the discourse and orienting daily practice - producing a condition of “permanent crisis”. We then sought to identify which factors and perceptions impacted (negatively) on the varying degrees of adherence and resonance of the police to the principles of “proximity policing”.
Keywords:
UPPs; Community Policing; Public Security; Police