The Lula government largely blames the police on structural problems, due to the fact that there is no clear chain of command for the security forces.
The state has three secretariats linked to the area: in addition to Security itself, it has specific departments for the civil and military police.
In theory, they should act in coordination, but in practice there is competition for space and conflicting guidelines, according to the federal government’s vision.
For a Lula aide, Rio is “the only state in which the Secretary of Public Security does not control the area.”
Another federal complaint regarding the Castro administration is the fact that the , which provides for the exchange of data on criminals.
As the Panel showed, the governor angered the Lula administration when he complained about the lack of support in the police operation that left 119 people dead. Castro later backed off and said he hoped to work in partnership with Lula.
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