MERCADOS ILÍCITOS EM REDE: A LOGÍSTICA INVISÍVEL DO CRIME ORGANIZADO

Illicit markets in networks represent one of the most complex phenomena of contemporary times, articulating criminal practices that cross both physical and digital borders. The invisible logistics sustaining such markets reveal a sophisticated mechanism, marked by clandestine financial flows, routes of illicit goods circulation, and encrypted communication strategies. These operational mechanisms evade traditional state surveillance and challenge conventional repression models, consolidating new criminal territorialities projected in both urban and virtual spaces. The economic dimension of these markets highlights their ability to mobilize resources that rival formal economies, establishing links with legal activities through processes of money laundering and institutional corruption. In this context, contemporary criminology faces the challenge of understanding not only the agents involved but also the symbolic, technological, and logistical infrastructures that support organized crime. Invisibility, far from being an absence of control, reveals itself as a deliberate strategy of concealment that enhances the resilience of criminal organizations against state interventions. Thus, the analysis of invisible logistics allows the understanding of how these groups transform institutional weaknesses into opportunities for expansion. The interconnection between physical and digital networks redefines the boundaries of criminality, broadening its reach and consolidating forms of parallel governance that dispute legitimacy and power with the state. Therefore, reflecting on illicit markets in networks is essential to highlight the structural depth of organized crime and its impacts on contemporary security, economy, and politics.