Militarization and “militialization” of cities: reflections from Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This article aims to examine how militarization and militialization are social processes that walk together and feed each other, using the particularity of Rio de Janeiro as a lens of analysis. From this objective, two intentions unfold: first, to build and qualify what has been generically called milialization, understanding it not as an attribute or mere description of a group, but as a logic of action, an ongoing process that is permeated with dimensions and which has given the rhythm to the political economy of armed groups; and second, highlight how the institutional and political sphere unites these two social process. To this end, we used specialized bibliographies on the topic, technical research reports and the complementation of internet media news. It concludes by highlighting that militialization constitutes a new key element of violent sociability, and that treating militarization and militialization as linked processes contributes to the understanding of contemporary Brazil.