CRIMINALITY OF CRIMINAL FACTIONS OPERATING IN THE STATE OF PARÁ

Introduction: The Amazon region has become a strategic corridor for transnational drug trafficking and the expansion of criminal organizations. Objective: This study analyzes the activities of factions in Pará between 2019 and 2023. Methodology: Through an exploratory, documentary, and mixed-methods approach, based on approximately 6,200 incident records from the Pará State Department of Public Security and judicial proceedings. Results: Results show extortion as the most recurrent crime, with sharp growth from 2022, followed by threats, drug trafficking, and homicides. The Comando Vermelho dominates territorially, operating in 140 municipalities and surpassing the Primeiro Comando da Capital and regional groups. Conclusion: The findings highlight the need for intelligence-based public policies, particularly integrated river bases to monitor strategic waterways.