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 the war on drugs and mass incarceration of young Black people. Led by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, the group brought...
Tag: War on Drugs
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...
31/01/202431/01/2024
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In a Marie Claire interview, president of H360 discusses war on drugs and mass incarceration
The following interview was originally published in Portuguese in Marie Claire magazine in January 2024. When lawyer Patrícia Villela Marino recorded a video in support of President Lula in October 2022, she didn’t expect the reaction that was to come. Married for more than 20 years to Ricardo Villela Marino, chairman of Itaú’s Board of...
05/12/202311/01/2024
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Galileu Magazine: Why is Brazil still facing setbacks in the fight against drugs?
The following article, written by Marília Marasciulo, was originally published in Portuguese in Galileu magazine in December 2023. Rio de Janeiro, October 18, 2023. While the world’s attention was focused on the bombing of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Complexo da Maré, in the north of the capital of Rio de...
19/09/202309/10/2023
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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 of the war on drugs, such as mass incarceration, and its possible solutions. Guest of the program, the president of the Humanitas360 Institute and advisor...