O uso do terrorismo por grupos de extrema-direita e sua relação com o crime organizado : o caso da célula terrorista alemã “Subterrâneo Nacional-Socialista” (NSU)

Abstract

This research analyzes the interconnection between far-right terrorism and organized crime, focusing on the case of the German cell National Socialist Underground (NSU). The central objective is to analyze how organized crime practices contributed to the financing, logistics, and maintenance of their terrorist activities. Thus, the study seeks to answer the question: How do the activities of the German terrorist cell National Socialist Underground (NSU) help in understanding the crime-terrorism nexus? The methodology employed is qualitative and descriptive-analytical, combining bibliographic research, content analysis, and a case study. The NSU case study is particularly relevant as an emblematic example of how a terrorist cell, composed of a few core members, managed to operate clandestinely for over a decade by using bank robberies as its primary source of funding. Furthermore, this study contributes to the academic literature by deepening the understanding of the crime-terror nexus within a less explored context: far-right terrorism in Western democracies.