A ameaça do crime organizado transnacional à proteção e ao futuro sustentável da Amazônia brasileira

Abstract

This article analyzes the impacts of transnational organized crime (TOC) on the protection and sustainable future of the Brazilian Amazon. It argues that the presence of criminal factions in the region has intensified illegal deforestation, facilitated by logistical networks, institutional corruption, and violence against communities and environmental agents. Using geospatial data from PRODES/INPE and records of criminal organization activities, the study conducts a quantitative and qualitative analysis of municipalities in the Legal Amazon. The findings reveal a significant territorial correlation between the presence of criminal factions and accumulated deforestation levels. It concludes that TOC poses a direct threat to national sovereignty and the environmental integrity of the region, demanding integrated responses through security, defense, and sustainable development policies.