Abstract
This theoretical essay aims to discuss the use of state violence in dependent capitalism. It discusses how violence is necessary for the self-reproduction of capital and for maintaining the capital-labor contradiction. This need arises as a result of the structural weaknesses imposed by the relationship between imperialism and dependence, such as the transfer of value, the overexploitation of the workforce, the worsening expressions of the “social question”, racism and subsovereignty. To this end, the article has two central points: the relationship between imperialism and dependence and the amalgamation between dependent state and violence. With the discussion, it is apprehended that the maintenance of the dependent State makes use of violence for: a) overexploitation of the workforce; b) carry out and/or support expropriations; c) guarantee the political conditions for the reproduction of capital; d) control the possibilities of revolt and revolution, mediating the class struggle through violence.
Keywords:
State Violence; Dependent Capitalism; Dependent State