Financeirização e Controle Social: um estudo da Lei nº 13.260/2016 (Lei Antiterrorismo) e Lei nº 14.197/2021 (Crimes contra o Estado Democrático de Direito)

Abstract

This study examines the theoretical and philosophical foundations underpinning Brazil's Laws nº 13.260/2016 (Anti-Terrorism Law) and nº 14.197/2021 (Law on Crimes Against the Democratic Rule of Law). Starting with an analysis of the threats to the democratic state, the study explores how these laws operate to ensure political and economic stability, often through punitive mechanisms and social control. Employing critical criminology and political-legal theories, it is argued that these laws, beyond protecting democratic institutions, reflect socio-economic tensions intensified by state financialization. Articulating the analysis of the legislation, the context of its drafting, and the philosophical and ideological foundations behind its deep-seated goals, this research explores the repressive role of the State against social movements and citizens who express political dissent, fostering reflection on the implications of these legal norms in the contemporary Brazilian context.