GEOGRAPHY OF AIR POLICING IN THE BRAZILIAN METROPOLIS

Authors

  • Márcio José Mendonça Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v15i1.28841

Keywords:

Aerial Geographies, Air Policing, Helicopter

Abstract

The article discusses the process of militarization of air policing in Brazil from explorations in five metropolises (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória, Brasília and Porto Alegre), which offer an analytical contribution to affirm that we experience the production of geographies as a tool for air patrol and urban combat, in which the helicopter is used as a weapon of war. The research thus demonstrates that in Brazil, as in other places, public security makes use of police aviation to carry out military operations in the air space, inculcating meanings and perceptions that metaphor popular neighborhoods, streets and squares such as battlefields, places where its residents and popular mobilizations are threatened by police helicopters.

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Author Biography

Márcio José Mendonça, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo – UFES

Published

2019-07-04

How to Cite

Mendonça, M. J. (2019). GEOGRAPHY OF AIR POLICING IN THE BRAZILIAN METROPOLIS. GeoTextos, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v15i1.28841

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