Φυλακές εκτός Κράτους Δικαίου στη Βραζιλία: από την ποινική αυστηρότητα στην άτυπη συνδιοίκηση φυλακών με εγκληματικές οργανώσεις
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Ιουλ 4, 2026
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
άτυπη συνδιοίκηση φυλακών Βραζιλία φυλακές Primeiro Comando da Capital άτυπος κώδικας συμπεριφοράς κρατούμενοι
Περίληψη
Στο άρθρο αυτό εξετάζεται ένα παράδοξο της ποινικής αυστηρότητας στη Βραζιλία: διευκόλυνε τη συγκρότηση και τη γιγάντωση εγκληματικών οργανώσεων εντός των φυλακών και τη διαμόρφωση καθεστώτων άτυπης συνδιοίκησης με κρατουμένους. Οι φυλακές της Βραζιλίας μετατράπηκαν σε κέντρα διοίκησης, πεδία στρατολόγησης και μηχανισμούς εσωτερικού ελέγχου μελών και συνεργατών εγκληματικών οργανώσεων. Οργανώσεις που επεκτάθηκαν στη συνέχεια στις φαβέλες μεγάλων πόλεων, ελέγχοντας, μεταξύ άλλων, εμπόριο και εξαγωγές ναρκωτικών. Αποκαλυπτική είναι η περίπτωση της ισχυρότερης από όλες, της Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), που συγκροτήθηκε σε φυλακή της Βραζιλίας και εξελίχτηκε σε υπερεθνική οργάνωση. Επισημαίνονται συνθήκες που ευνοούν τη διαμόρφωση καθεστώτων άτυπης συνδιοίκησης αξιοποιώντας παραδείγματα και από άλλες χώρες της Λατινικής Αμερικής. Σκοπός είναι να αναδειχτεί στον δημόσιο διάλογο στην Ελλάδα το αντιπαραγωγικό αποτέλεσμα που ενδέχεται να έχει μακροπρόθεσμα η ποινική αυστηρότητα στην αντιμετώπιση της οργανωμένης εγκληματικότητας.
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