Marcos Rogério: It is not exclusive to Rio de Janeiro, it is not exclusive to São Paulo with the PCC, it is not exclusive to Ceará, which is also experiencing a dramatic situation of violence today — it is a problem of Brazil.
Marcos Rogério: I look to my State of Rondônia and I see there the same worry, the same fear that the community of Rio de Janeiro has — the population of Rondônia also has it at this moment — because it is held hostage by organized crime.
And see, Your Excellency, Senator Portinho, that the bill here criminalizes, defines as an offense the act of creating obstacles with a criminal purpose, for the commission of crimes or for the maintenance of positions of criminal organizations.
Marcos Rogério: But we are already facing another situation that goes beyond what Your Excellency is addressing with this bill — and which I praise, for which I will vote in favor, with great confidence that we are doing something that speaks to Brazil, which wants public security...
Marcos Rogério: But today we have another situation: this barricade, this barrier is also a barrier of a criminal culture.