Descrição
The article discusses the process of militarization of air policing in Brazil from explorations in five metropolises (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória, Brasília and Porto Alegre), which offer an analytical contribution to affirm that we experience the production of geographies as a tool for air patrol and urban combat, in which the helicopter is used as a weapon of war. The research thus demonstrates that in Brazil, as in other places, public security makes use of police aviation to carry out military operations in the air space, inculcating meanings and perceptions that metaphor popular neighborhoods, streets and squares such as battlefields, places where its residents and popular mobilizations are threatened by police helicopters.||O artigo discorre sobre o processo de militarização do policiamento aéreo em curso no Brasil a partir de explorações em cinco metrópoles (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória, Brasília e Porto Alegre), que oferecem aporte analítico para afirmar que vivenciamos a produção de geografias aéreas militarizadas como ferramenta de patrulhamento aéreo e de combate urbano, no qual o helicóptero é empregado como uma arma de guerra. A pesquisa assim demonstra que no Brasil, tal como ocorre em outros lugares, a segurança pública faz uso da aviação policial para que, do espaço aéreo, realize operações militares, incutindo significados e percepções que metaforizam bairros populares, ruas e praças como campos de batalha, locais onde seus moradores e mobilizações populares são ameaçados por helicópteros policiais.
Abstract
GEOGRAPHY OF AIR POLICING IN THE BRAZILIAN METROPOLIS
The article discusses the process of militarization of air policing in Brazil from explorations in five metropolises (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória, Brasília and Porto Alegre), which offer an analytical contribution to affirm that we experience the production of geographies as a tool for air patrol and urban combat, in which the helicopter is used as a weapon of war. The research thus demonstrates that in Brazil, as in other places, public security makes use of police aviation to carry out military operations in the air space, inculcating meanings and perceptions that metaphor popular neighborhoods, streets and squares such as battlefields, places where its residents and popular mobilizations are threatened by police helicopters.
