The following interview, conducted by journalist Valéria França, was originally published in Portuguese in Veja magazine on March 1, 2024. With the largest prison population in its history, more than 830 thousand prisoners, the Brazilian prison system has major problems, such as overcrowding, lack of operational infrastructure and organized crime. Despite the complex problems, Brazilian...
Tag: public security
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...
22/01/202401/02/2024
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Council of the Ministry of Justice approves body camera recommendation for security agents
On January 19, the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy, linked to the Ministry of Justice, approved the recommendation for public and private security agents to wear body cameras on their uniforms. According to the document, which establishes standards to be observed in the use of environmental recording equipment, the recommendation is valid for...