Since the end of the Second 'Ndrangheta war in 1991, the 'Ndrangheta is ruled by a collegial body or Commission, known as La Provincia. Its primary function is the settlement of inter-family disputes.Paoli, Mafia Brotherhoods, pp. 61–62 Gratteri & Nicaso, Fratelli di Sangue, pp. 65–68 The body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to its Sicilian counterpart, is composed of three lower bodies, known as mandamenti. One for the clans on the Ionic side (the Aspromonte mountains and Locride) of Calabria, a second for the Tyrrhenian side (the plains of Gioia Tauro) and one central mandamento for the city of Reggio Calabria.
Si,nce the end of the Second 'Ndrangheta war in 1991 the 'Ndrangheta is ruled by a collegial body or Commission known as La Provincia. Its primary function is the settlement of inter-family disputes.Paoli, Mafia Brotherhoods pp. 61–62 Gratteri & Nicaso, Fratelli di Sangue, pp. 65–68 The body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to its Sicilian counterpart, is composed of three lower bodies, known as mandamenti One for the clans on the Ionic side (the Aspromonte mountains and Locride) of Calabria, a second for the Tyrrhenian side (the plains of Gioia Tauro) and one central mandamento for the city of Reggio Calabria.