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This chapter analyzes the evolution of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a Brazilian criminal organization with unique features, and one of the most iconic criminal organizations operating in South America and even worldwide. The group has transformed greatly since its emergence in the 1990s. Originally a group advocating for human rights, the PCC has since become a transnational criminal non-state actor, entrenched in drug trafficking. Created by inmates at Taubaté Prison, the PCC is currently a key trigger of violence in South America, particularly in regions where it engages in competition within the drug market against its primary adversary or their associates–the CV.

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Brazilian Organizations as Transnational Criminal Non-state Actors: The Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)

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    2025年

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  • Marcos Alan Ferreira

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This chapter analyzes the evolution of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a Brazilian criminal organization with unique features, and one of the most iconic criminal organizations operating in South America and even worldwide. The group has transformed greatly since its emergence in the 1990s. Originally a group advocating for human rights, the PCC has since become a transnational criminal non-state actor, entrenched in drug trafficking. Created by inmates at Taubaté Prison, the PCC is currently a key trigger of violence in South America, particularly in regions where it engages in competition within the drug market against its primary adversary or their associates–the CV.