The role of Intelligence work in the control of Organized Crime

Abstract

Criminal Intelligence is essential to combat organized crime. However, the Brazilian experience in the area has not been very fructiferous. The trajectory of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) [Portuguese for First Capital Command, a Brazilian prison gang and criminal organization], which led to the May 2006 attacks, shows that intelligence agencies either failed to appreciate the risks of attacks or have not been well used by the rulers.

Organized Crime; Criminal organization; Criminal Intelligence; Primeiro Comando da Capital