Brazilian criminal organizations as transnational violent non-state actors: a case study of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)
Date of Publication
1-1-2019 12:00 AM
Publication Date
June 15, 2019
Security Theme
Transnational Organized Crime
Keywords
Transnational Organized Crime, srhreports, transnationalcrime, country-brazil, transnational crime, transnational organized crime, gangs, Brazil, PCC, First Command of the Capital, First Capital Command, Primeiro Comando da Capital, Taubate prison, non-state actor
Description
This article details the history and expansion of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC/First Command of the Capital) in Brazil from its beginning in Tabuate Prison to its evolution to a transnational non-state violent actor.
Report Location
Brazilian criminal organizations as transnational violent non-state actors: a case study of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)
This article details the history and expansion of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC/First Command of the Capital) in Brazil from its beginning in Tabuate Prison to its evolution to a transnational non-state violent actor.
