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CARDIN, Eric  e  FIOROTTI LIMA, Cintia. State devices, ilegalisms, and social practices in the Brazil-Paraguay border (1890-2015). Estud. front [online]. 2018, vol.19, e012.  Epub 22-Jun-2018. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.1812012.

The objective of the investigation is to analyze the development of illegal practices and their relations with the control and repression devices in the Brazil/Paraguay border, specifically in the boundaries between Foz de Iguazú-Ciudad del Este and Guaíra-Salta del Guairá. Methodologically, we use interviews, bibliographic sources and criminal processes. Through the sociological historical approach, we problematize the relations between illegal practices and state apparatus in three specific moments, which represent periods where the Brazilian government and the inhabitants of the zones referred to presented different positions in relation to the borders. The investigation allowed to conclude that the organization of the labor market and the experiences of the residents of the border are related to the intensity of the presence of the State in the region studied.

Palavras-chave : borders; State; society; illegal practices.