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Article in O Globo: “Anti-drug rhetoric is penal populism”

The following article, authored by Patrícia Villela Marino, was originally published in the newspaper O Globo on April 9. While a good portion of the Brazilian Parliament and public figures…

Andrei Reina09/04/2025

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Working group led by president of H360 at CNPCP organizes debates on the war on drugs and mass incarceration in São Paulo

On June 17th and 18th, the Working Group on Drug Policy and Incarceration of the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy organized public debates in São Paulo to discuss…

Andrei Reina20/06/2024

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Joined by H360, public hearing debates drug policy and incarceration in Brasília

On May 21, the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy held in Brasília, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, the public hearing “Decriminalization of Drugs and its…

Andrei Reina29/05/2024

A presidente do H360 Patrícia Villela Marino

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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…

Andrei Reina25/03/2024

Patrícia Villela Marino no estúdio da TV Cultura durante gravação do programa Roda Viva

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President of H360 discusses drug law on Brazilian TV

On September 18th, TV Cultura's Roda Viva – one of the main journalistic programs on Brazilian television – was the stage for an in-depth debate on the causes and effects…

Andrei Reina19/09/2023

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Lula’s Conselhão will discuss National Policy on Psychoactive Substances

Initiative proposes rethinking the prohibition of drugs that can bring health benefits and stimulate the economy, in addition to allocating taxation on alcohol and tobacco to public health and public…

Andrei Reina04/07/2023

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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…

Andrei Reina29/06/2023

Article in O Globo: “Anti-drug rhetoric is penal populism”

Working group led by president of H360 at CNPCP organizes debates on the war on drugs and mass incarceration in São Paulo

Joined by H360, public hearing debates drug policy and incarceration in Brasília

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

President of H360 discusses drug law on Brazilian TV

Lula’s Conselhão will discuss National Policy on Psychoactive Substances

Patrícia Villela Marino: “Revision of the Drug Law cannot be postponed”

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