Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests

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Autor(a) principal: Fernandes, Eduardo Georjão
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Sociologias (Online)
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/121116
Resumo: The article seeks to analyzes the uses of new communication and information technologies (ICTs) in police inquiries against activists based on research on the criminalization of protesters in the 2013 protest cycle in Porto Alegre. Through the content analysis of the inquiry against members of the Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Público, complemented by interviews with civil police officers, the research identifies that the police narrative is based on an inquisitorial logic, which classifies those indicted as “leaders” who are predisposed to the commitment of crimes and linked to anarchist symbology. From the set of tactics adopted by the police forces in the investigation (infiltration in protest events; stigmatization of protesters; testimonial collection; use of images; searches and seizures; network monitoring), the ICTs are centrally operationalized in the last three to reinforce the narrative constructed by traditional information sources, resulting, as main effects, in the amplification of visibility on the protesters and on the search for police legitimacy. The inquiry is mainly mobilized for massive collection of information about activists, constituting a surveillance tactic.
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spelling Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protestsLa investigación policial como táctica de vigilancia: nuevas tecnologías y la criminalización de las protestas de 2013Inquérito policial como tática de vigilância: novas tecnologias e a criminalização dos protestos de 2013criminalizaçãoprotestosmovimentos sociaistecnologias da comunicação e da informaçãovigilânciacriminalizationprotestssocial movementsinformation and communication technologiessurveillanceThe article seeks to analyzes the uses of new communication and information technologies (ICTs) in police inquiries against activists based on research on the criminalization of protesters in the 2013 protest cycle in Porto Alegre. Through the content analysis of the inquiry against members of the Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Público, complemented by interviews with civil police officers, the research identifies that the police narrative is based on an inquisitorial logic, which classifies those indicted as “leaders” who are predisposed to the commitment of crimes and linked to anarchist symbology. From the set of tactics adopted by the police forces in the investigation (infiltration in protest events; stigmatization of protesters; testimonial collection; use of images; searches and seizures; network monitoring), the ICTs are centrally operationalized in the last three to reinforce the narrative constructed by traditional information sources, resulting, as main effects, in the amplification of visibility on the protesters and on the search for police legitimacy. The inquiry is mainly mobilized for massive collection of information about activists, constituting a surveillance tactic.El artículo busca analizar el uso de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en las investigaciones contra activistas. Para eso se basa en estudios sobre la criminalización de los manifestantes en el ciclo de protestas de 2013 en Porto Alegre, Brasil. A través del análisis de contenido de la indagatoria contra integrantes del Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Público, complementado con entrevistas a policías civiles, la investigación identifica que el relato policial se sustenta en una lógica inquisitorial, que clasifica a los imputados como “liderazgos” predispuestos a cometer delitos y vinculados a la simbología anarquista. Del conjunto de tácticas adoptadas por las fuerzas policiales en la investigación (infiltración en eventos de protesta; estigmatización de manifestantes; recolección de testimonios; uso de imágenes; allanamientos y decomisos; monitoreo de redes), las TIC se operacionalizan centralmente en las últimas tres para reforzar la narrativa construida por las fuentes tradicionales de información, con los efectos principales de aumentar la visibilidad de los manifestantes y la búsqueda de legitimidad policial. La investigación se moviliza centralmente para la recopilación masiva de información sobre activistas, lo que constituye una táctica de vigilancia.O artigo busca analisar os usos de novas tecnologias da comunicação e da informação (TICs) em inquéritos contra ativistas a partir de pesquisa sobre a criminalização de manifestantes no ciclo de protestos de 2013 em Porto Alegre. Por meio da análise de conteúdo do inquérito contra integrantes do Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Público, complementada por entrevistas com policiais civis, a pesquisa identifica que a narrativa policial se fundamenta em uma lógica inquisitorial, que classifica os indiciados como “lideranças” predispostas ao cometimento de delitos e vinculadas à simbologia anarquista. Do conjunto de táticas adotadas pelas forças policiais no inquérito (infiltração em eventos de protesto; estigmatização de manifestantes; coleta de depoimentos; uso de imagens; buscas e apreensões; monitoramento das redes), as TICs são operacionalizadas centralmente nas três últimas para reforçar a narrativa construída pelas fontes de informação tradicionais, tendo como principais efeitos a amplificação da visibilidade sobre os manifestantes e a busca por legitimação policial. O inquérito é centralmente mobilizado para coleta massiva de informações sobre os ativistas, constituindo-se como tática de vigilância.Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul2023-05-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"Avaliado pelos pares"application/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/12111610.1590/18070337-121116SOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 25 (2023): Volume únicoSOCIOLOGIAS; Vol. 25 (2023): Volume únicoSociologias; v. 25 (2023): Volume único1807-03371517-4522reponame:Sociologias (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/sociologias/article/view/121116/88414Copyright (c) 2023 Eduardo Georjão Fernandeshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFernandes, Eduardo Georjão2023-10-06T01:13:25Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/121116Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologiasPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/sociologias/oai||revsoc@ufrgs.br1807-03371517-4522opendoar:2023-10-06T01:13:25Sociologias (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
La investigación policial como táctica de vigilancia: nuevas tecnologías y la criminalización de las protestas de 2013
Inquérito policial como tática de vigilância: novas tecnologias e a criminalização dos protestos de 2013
title Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
spellingShingle Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
Fernandes, Eduardo Georjão
criminalização
protestos
movimentos sociais
tecnologias da comunicação e da informação
vigilância
criminalization
protests
social movements
information and communication technologies
surveillance
title_short Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
title_full Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
title_fullStr Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
title_full_unstemmed Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
title_sort Police inquiry as a surveillance tactic: new technologies and the criminalization of the 2013 protests
author Fernandes, Eduardo Georjão
author_facet Fernandes, Eduardo Georjão
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fernandes, Eduardo Georjão
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv criminalização
protestos
movimentos sociais
tecnologias da comunicação e da informação
vigilância
criminalization
protests
social movements
information and communication technologies
surveillance
topic criminalização
protestos
movimentos sociais
tecnologias da comunicação e da informação
vigilância
criminalization
protests
social movements
information and communication technologies
surveillance
description The article seeks to analyzes the uses of new communication and information technologies (ICTs) in police inquiries against activists based on research on the criminalization of protesters in the 2013 protest cycle in Porto Alegre. Through the content analysis of the inquiry against members of the Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Público, complemented by interviews with civil police officers, the research identifies that the police narrative is based on an inquisitorial logic, which classifies those indicted as “leaders” who are predisposed to the commitment of crimes and linked to anarchist symbology. From the set of tactics adopted by the police forces in the investigation (infiltration in protest events; stigmatization of protesters; testimonial collection; use of images; searches and seizures; network monitoring), the ICTs are centrally operationalized in the last three to reinforce the narrative constructed by traditional information sources, resulting, as main effects, in the amplification of visibility on the protesters and on the search for police legitimacy. The inquiry is mainly mobilized for massive collection of information about activists, constituting a surveillance tactic.
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