A importância e a necessidade da atividade de inteligência na atuação do Ministério Público frente ao crime organizado

Abstract

The study analyzes the phenomenon of criminal organization, corruption, money laundering, the action of criminal organizations in the country and the difficulty to fight criminals and criminal activities perpetrated by organized crime. The purpose of the study is to identify and show the importance and necessity of intelligence activity to Public Prosecution Office to fight organized crime. The study includes the performance of the Brazilian Public Prosecution Office in the criminal prosecution of organized crime, with its investigative power and the use of intelligence activity techniques. It begins with a theoretical revision about the origins, definitions, concepts and classifications of the intelligence activities, counterintelligence and the current Brazilian intelligence system, to then tackle organized crime, especially in the analysis of the historical evolution, concept, features and delict activities committed by criminal organizations. In the analysis of the phenomenon of organized crime are explained money laundering and corruption and are shown the control mechanisms and the fight against organized crime as the plea bargaining and the activities of the task force groups. The origin and constitutional provision of the Brazilian Public Prosecution Office, its functions and its investigative power and intelligence activity are presented and analyzed. The conclusion is that intelligence activity is indispensable mechanism to combat organized crime and that is important and necessary to the Public Prosecution Office the use of intelligence activity, in order to promote more effectively the criminal prosecution of organized crime.