This paper shows one of the possible histories of the Police Pacification Units (UPPs) in Rio de Janeiro. It is highlighted the perceptions and reflections of the manager responsible for its implementation, José Mariano Beltrame, the Secretary of Public Security in Rio de Janeiro. It was used an oral history, a methodology that focuses on the present time through the narrative of the subjects that took part in the event or witnessed it. The Strategic Situational Planning (SSP) was used for the presentation and analysis of this story. SSP is a theoretical and methodological tool that consists of four stages: explanatory, normative, strategic and tactical-operational. The SSP, as a methodological tool, has enabled to articulate, in a logical way, the statements of the Secretary. It analysed the actions of the Secretary in a specific context and topic, highlighting the social and political game through the construction of one of the most important public policies in Rio de Janeiro, the UPPs. The reconstruction and analysis of the time of their implementation is an evidence that the understanding of the social game and the willingness of the Secretary are essential for a more effective public action.
Police Pacification Units (UPPs); Strategic Situational Planning (SSP); Rio de Janeiro.