Rio’s barrier removal project is scheduled to be introduced Tuesday at City Council

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Although not a state implementation project, the project is in line with Castro’s expectations that municipalities will join regional efforts against road blockages. The project organizes the activities of the City Hall in four operational phases, as well as formalizing the integration channel between state bodies and municipalities – something that does not exist today, according to the text, and which makes the removal of barriers difficult even when the removal of rubble, ditches, irregular structures or abandoned vehicles is a municipal obligation.

The first stage deals with the security of the region, and provides for prior action by state public security bodies when there is a danger to municipal teams.

• Phase Two – Physical Clearance: Removal of obstacles, demolition of buildings, and collection of materials.
• Phase Three – Infrastructure Reconstruction: Emergency restoration of sidewalks, sidewalks, drainage, lighting, and signage.
• Phase Four – Planning and Inspection: Continuous urban planning and monitoring measures to prevent re-installation of barriers

In cases of barricades involving organized crime, the leading role is the state, with its security forces. But the city council also has an important role. You need to bring in removal crews, restore sidewalks, bring in lighting and signage. Therefore, there must be coordination in actions – said Pedro Duarte.

The Chancellor highlights that the legislative law is based on the municipality’s constitutional powers to ensure regional planning, stipulated in Article 30 of the Federal Constitution and the City Law. He says the proposal ensures the regularity and safety of public spaces, preserves the federal charter while requiring direct cooperation between the city council and state bodies.

The legislative initiative comes in the context of increasing pressure on public authorities to confront the expansion of barriers imposed by criminal factions.

Data released by Disque Denúncia shows:

• 65% increase in reports of hotline barricades in the last 10 years;
• More than 91 thousand complaints were registered during the period.
• Capital focuses on 32% of notifications;
• Five municipalities accounted for 85% of the reports: Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, São João de Mirite, Duque de Caxias, and Belford Roxo.

A survey submitted by the state government this year also indicates that security forces identified 13,604 barricades. Between January and October, the military police collected 6.7 tons of materials used in illegal sieges, distributed among 3,700 points.

The bill arrives in the chamber at a time when the state government is designing an urban plan that will start with the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, Belford Roxo, Jabiri, Nova Iguaçu, São Gonçalo, Itaburay, Duque de Caxias, Quemados, São João de Mirite, Nilopolis, Mesquita and Marica – the municipalities responsible for the highest volume of complaints and the greatest concentration of areas dominated by criminal organizations.

While Castro is pressing mayors to provide the mechanisms, teams, and logistics for these actions, Rio’s legislature is trying to devise its own protocol, targeting the city of Rio exclusively, to ensure that municipal teams have clear rules and institutional integrity to operate beyond state processes.