Ordem paralela no cárcere: surgimento e fortalecimento do Primeiro Comando da Capital como "sindicato" carcerário sob o colapso do sistema penitenciário brasileiro

Abstract

This research discusses and analyzes the relationship between state omission within the prison system and the emergence of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (First Capital Command - PCC). The methodology is based on a predominantly qualitative approach through bibliographical research and documentary analysis, supported by quantitative data collected from institutional reports. This article aims to explain how the State's omission regarding the Brazilian prison system generates an inhuman environment for its inmates—characterized by overcrowding, lack of resources, and violence—factors directly linked to the rise of the Primeiro Comando da Capital. Through a historical and documentary analysis, it was found that the criminal organization capitalized on these state gaps to build itself within this collapsed scenario, using the discourse of fighting against the "oppression of the system" in an attempt to offer better conditions for prisoners. It is concluded that the scenario of omission, or abandonment, of the penitentiary system by the State brings immeasurable consequences to society and public safety as a whole, including the union of prisoners that originated one of the largest criminal organizations in the world.