A mão e o martelo: a polícia militar e os conflitos sociais no campo paraense

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify how the Military Police mediates social conflicts in Para, pointing ways that it can be a tool for reducing social inequalities, and not a mechanism for perpetuating these gaps. It is important to analyze the role of the government, that should be the radiator of social protection, but in fact, leaves the Military Police at the whim of the influence of the economic strength of large landowners, who often use violence as a way to maintain the established structures. It was observed that the Military Police acts essentially as an instrument of force, often being at the service of landowners elites who, through violence, perpetuate a segregational production system and concentrate resources. There is still a need to establish a culture of mediation that transforms the institutional reality, so that the discrediting of the Corporation is overcome, so that the Military Police can come closer to the community as a truly public service.