Crimes transfronteiriços em cidades gêmeas do Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This dissertation has the objective to build a relation between cross-border crimes and the border zone characteristics. Specifically, it will be explained the crimes within the cities Ponta Porã and Mundo Novo (State of Mato Grosso do Sul) in Brazil, which borders with the cities of Pedro Juan Caballero (Amambay) and Salto del Guairá (Canindeyú) in Paraguay, respectively, between 2011 and 2015, discussing how law enforcement institutions act in this situation and showing crimes statistics, as well as statistics referring to those crimes. The investigation method has taken into consideration the work originality both for object and for the space-time trimming, and mostly for investigation effort on the object. Under these conditions it is expected to understand the cross-border crimes from field and documental researches, as well as interviews. About the analysis, it’s shown that cross-border crime is a geographical phenomenon which is not stablished within law because of its dimensions and specifications, though it deals with territorial issues when exceeds the borders and develops under local environment. It was possible to identify a spacial variable given by materiality of objects, ordered by economic, social, political and cultural influences and arising from the normative/institutional structure’s current status.