Da precarização à privatização: implantação do complexo penitenciário de parceria público privada no município de Ribeirão das Neves

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the impacts of implementing the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Penitentiary Complex (CP-PP) in the municipality of Ribeirão das Neves, in light of the spread of neoliberal ideology within public institutions. It adopts a qualitative approach, utilizing bibliographic research and a documentary analysis of the administrative concession contract signed between the State of Minas Gerais and the *Gestores Prisionais Associados* (GPA) Consortium. It argues that the partial privatization of the prison system reflects the expansion of neoliberal ideology into public security by subordinating key aspects of custodial sentencing to the logic of the market, efficiency, and performance indicators. The study concludes that, while legally grounded, this model fails to establish itself as a structural solution to the prison crisis, raising questions regarding social legitimacy, ethics, and the guarantee of fundamental rights.