Rio de Janeiro State Governor Cláudio Castro announced that the state intends to build a wall on the Linha Vermelha in sections considered at risk in order to provide security to those who pass through the expressway, which crosses regions historically dominated by crime, such as Vigário Geral and Maré Complex. According to the state secretary of Transport, Washington Reis, the structure will be 13 centimeters thick and will guarantee protection even against rifle bullets.
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Glass Panel
In a note, the state government informed that the construction proposal is undergoing a technical evaluation and that it should be included in a new tender. On Thursday (10/08), Washington Reis changed his tone and stated that the plan calls for installing glass panels along 300 meters near the Vigário Geral district. According to him, the glass wall would be used to avoid engine noise.
Prevention Policy
According to the former commander of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) and former Chief of Staff of the Military Police, anthropologist Robson Rodrigues, the wall also does not guarantee safety for drivers traveling on Linha Vermelha. In his opinion, it is necessary to control the violent actions of both drug dealers and the police within communities. Mainly through the construction of a policy of prevention and repression with intelligent policing, articulating civil and military forces.
Cameras in the Accesses
Work on Linha Vermelha will cost the state R$ 70 million. Considered the most abandoned, the stretch between Ilha do Governador and Baixada will gain new landscaping, vertical and horizontal signaling, 102 poles nine meters high, LED lighting and 37 video surveillance cameras on all accesses to the highway, in addition to have the tracks resurfaced. The delivery period is 90 days. The recovery of this stretch aims to improve access conditions to Galeão Airport and the interior of the state. In addition to bringing more safety to drivers, with the deployment of monitoring cameras.
Our Analysis:
Experts consider the installation of barriers in front of the favela a segregationist measure that represents the inability of the authorities to adopt more effective actions against violence. This type of measure represents the failure of the state with public security policy. The measures are always palliative, and there is no precise diagnosis of the problems that must be faced so that all citizens feel safe and benefited.
Source: O Globo
