Júlia Quirino

Júlia Quirino is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Anthropology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); she holds a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), and a bachelor’s degree in Defense and International Strategic Management from UFRJ. She is an associate researcher at the Center for the Study of Citizenship, Conflict, and Urban Violence (NECVU) at UFRJ. She is also part of the regional civil society network for the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas. Her research focuses on the governance practices of the criminal gang Comando Vermelho in Rio de Janeiro.