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PEC 45/2023 is a setback that disrupts the public debate on drugs, writes president of H360
25/03/202425/03/2024
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PEC 45/2023 is a setback that disrupts the public debate on drugs, writes president of H360

Approved by the Senate’s Constitution and Justice Committee on March 13, the proposed amendment to the Constitution that establishes the possession of drugs in any quantity as a crime is a legal setback, a political abomination and an enormous social risk. Confusing public opinion with prejudices and criminal punitiveness, the measure reinforces the worst instincts...

Article: “Without proposals for public security, senators exchange the Law for penal populism”
29/02/202404/03/2024
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Article: “Without proposals for public security, senators exchange the Law for penal populism”

By Patrícia Villela Marino For those who dedicate themselves to thinking about society’s problems and working towards its improvement, a maxim needs to be followed: there is no easy solution to complex problems. Faced with the crisis in Brazilian public security, the National Congress ignores this elementary idea and embraces penal populism. The most recent...

Article in CIVI-CO Mag: “Justice, citizenship and entrepreneurship”
13/10/202303/11/2023
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Article in CIVI-CO Mag: “Justice, citizenship and entrepreneurship”

The following article, written by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, was published in CIVI-CO Mag, a publication of the CIVI-CO social impact hub, in October. A series of preconceptions hover over the North and Northeast of Brazil that prevent us from seeing the region’s potential, without neglecting its socioeconomic challenges. The...

Article: José Gregori, An Icon of Justice and Human Rights
05/10/202305/10/2023
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Article: José Gregori, An Icon of Justice and Human Rights

By Patrícia Villela Marino Born on October 13, 1930, José Gregori lived 92 years in favor of justice, democracy and human rights. Although his birthday is a reason to celebrate the life of an extraordinary man, this year marks a change, the passing of a giant. Gregori left us last month, but his legacy remains...

Note from the president of H360 on the passing of José Gregori
04/09/202304/09/2023
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Note from the president of H360 on the passing of José Gregori

On behalf of the Humanitas360 Institute, I express my deep condolences at the passing of José Gregori, one of the most inspiring men I have ever had the opportunity to know, and I offer sincere solidarity to his family and friends in this time of mourning. Former Minister of Justice, José Gregori was a tireless defender...

Article in Um Só Planeta: “It’s time to clarify Lula government’s policy on pesticides”
07/07/202331/07/2023
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Article in Um Só Planeta: “It’s time to clarify Lula government’s policy on pesticides”

The following article was originally published in Portuguese on Globo’s Um Só Planeta website on July 6, 2023. In a global economy that increasingly favors regenerative agriculture, eco-development, and social responsibility, we cannot allow our country to be guided only by retrograde policies in agribusiness. In the last 4 years, our country has experienced a...

Patrícia Villela Marino: “Revision of the Drug Law cannot be postponed”
29/06/202329/06/2023
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Patrícia Villela Marino: “Revision of the Drug Law cannot be postponed”

Between the end of May and throughout June, the judgment in the Supreme Federal Court that may decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption in Brazil was included in the agenda of at least five sessions, but all of them was postponed. Stalled in the Court since 2015, the process discusses the constitutionality of...