Tarcisio: And this had a dark purpose.
Tarcisio: Organized crime used the lives of users to cause chaos on the streets it passed through.
And this lowered property prices and ruined businesses, which were soon bought by crime as a way to launder money.
Tarcisio: Many governments tried to solve the problem, but Cracolândia persisted as a symbol of the State's weakness.
Tarcisio: Areas such as the favela do Moinho served as support for the storage and distribution of drugs, which supplied the large open-use scene in the city center.