Gangs: the nationalization of organized crime in Fortaleza and some reflections on the war for territories

This article aims to analyze how the violence practiced by organized crime is daily deepening urban spaces and territories. The consolidation of nationalization criminal factions has further sharpened structural problems environment, coupled with lack social policies, poor young people in peripheries become main problem recent years, weakening few existing public safety policies. In its contextualization, this research analyzed relationship between gangs peripheral neighborhoods Fortaleza as well new mode causes many change their habits, making crisis even more complex understand it difficult for government agents reorganize it. analysis carry out based on historical knowledge origins formation, analyzing current conjuncture, recruitment tactics, geographical positioning, where dispute territories raised extreme neighborhoods. approach will be qualitative because there was an arduous attempt interpret theme, assigning emphatic meaning data collected.