Cultural conflict as an element of law and development in the complex world: a case
study on the crime of terrorism from the internet
Virtual security. Law and Development. Cultural conflicts. Terrorism.
Hashtag Operation.
The present work aims to analyze the scope of virtual security in Brazil as an essential
element for the development, since the internet and electronic media are part of the
larger part of the population. Thus, it will be verified how the law will seal this area and
as a consequence, will be offered the understanding of how law is allied to
development. As a case study, Operation Hashtag, of the Federal Police, will be verified
in 2016, which preceded the beginning of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro that
same year. In this approach, a study is made of the religious and cultural conflicts taking
place around the world, in the midst of the clashes between civilizations, which in many
cases manifests itself in the form of terrorism, the concept of which is explored in this
research, given the fact that it starts, in many cases, in the virtual environment. This
work uses the hypothetical-deductive method, the prevailing method of procedure is
monographic, and as a research technique, indirect documentation predominates, with
emphasis on works of legal doctrine, analysis of the Federal Constitution and legislation
pertinent to the virtual area, besides of books in the areas of cultural anthropology and
history, as well as the sentence of Federal Court that convicted eight defendants in
accordance with Federal Law 13.260/2016, which represents a milestone in Brazil in the
fight against terrorism. What can be concluded is that Brazil has shown great progress
in relation to international demands to confront terrorist groups at the time it has
sanctioned a specific law for the subject and that has a legal apparatus to discipline the
use of the Internet in the country, such as Federal Law No. 12.965 / 2014, the Civil
Internet Framework, which lacks improvement.