{"id":22519,"date":"2020-08-18T16:09:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T16:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&#038;p=22519"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:59:14","slug":"adpf-favelas-case-wins-another-victory-in-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/adpf-favelas-case-wins-another-victory-in-supreme-court\/","title":"ADPF Favelas Case wins another victory in Supreme Court","content":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_1\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In a virtual session that ended on the evening of Monday, August 17, the Supreme Court placed new restrictions on police violence in the favelas and urban outskirts of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The court justices unanimously determined to ban the police from firing guns from armored helicopters and to restrict police operations around schools and hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The decision was taken as part of ADPF (Allegation of Violation of a Fundamental Precept) Case No. 635, known as the \u201cADPF Favelas Case\u201d. The judgment that ended yesterday began in April but was suspended after Justice Alexandre de Moraes requested an adjournment. Resumed on August 7, the session assessed the precautionary measures granted by the rapporteur of the case, Justice Edson Fachin. No date has yet been scheduled for the Supreme Court to judge the merits of the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The justices also granted other important points to protect the rights of the population of the favelas and reduce violence during police actions. Among them:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Prohibition on the use of schools and hospitals as operational bases for the civil and military police;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Preservation of crime scenes and no undue removal of bodies, under the pretext of providing medical assistance;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The police forensic bodies should document the forensic evidence and autopsy reports for the purpose of ensuring the possibility of independent reviews;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The investigations should meet the requirements of the Minnesota Protocol: they should be prompt, effective and thorough, as well as independent, impartial and transparent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the social movements and organizations that participated as amici curiae<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the case, yesterday\u2019s session represents a major step towards combating police brutality and institutional racism.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u201cWe, the organizations and movements engaged with ADPF Case 635, applaud the decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court that recognized that favelas are part of the city. The policy \u201cof slaughter\u201d adopted by Governor Wilson Witzel violates fundamental rights and is racist,\u201d said the organizations in a statement. \u201cWe will remain mobilized to monitor and demand compliance with the decision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The restrictions come into effect as soon as the Rio de Janeiro State Government is notified. Unlike the decision that suspended police operations in Rio de Janeiro, the measures granted by the Supreme Court on Monday are not associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The ADPF Favelas Case was filed by the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and jointly drafted by the Public Defender\u2019s Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the organizations Educafro, Justi\u00e7a Global, Redes da Mar\u00e9, Conectas Direitos Humanos, Movimento Negro Unificado, Iser, Iniciativa Direito \u00e0 Mem\u00f3ria e Justi\u00e7a Racial, Coletivo Papo Reto, Coletivo Fala Akari, Rede de Comunidades and Movimento contra a Viol\u00eancia, M\u00e3es de Manguinhos \u2013 organizations that appeared as amici curiae, and also Observat\u00f3rio de Favelas, Grupo de Estudos dos Novos Ilegalismos (Geni\/UFF), Mar\u00e9 Vive, Instituto Marielle Franco, Conselho Nacional de Direitos Humanos and CESeC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plan to reduce killings by the police<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Supreme Court justices did not reach a majority decision on the obligation for the state of Rio de Janeiro to develop a plan to reduce killings by the police and to control rights violations by the state\u2019s security forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">However, the court did order the suspension of the article that excludes, from the calculation of bonuses for police officers, indicators of reduced killings resulting from resistance to police intervention. In other words, reductions in killings by the police will once again be used to calculate bonuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Another measure rejected by the Supreme Court was the requirement to install cameras and GPS devices in police vehicles. A Rio de Janeiro state law already requires the use of this equipment, but it is not observed by the state government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Read more:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/news\/stf-upholds-suspension-of-police-operations-in-rio-de-janeiro-favelas-during-the-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><b>Supreme Court upholds suspension of police operations in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s favelas during pandemic<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.stf.jus.br\/processos\/detalhe.asp?incidente=5816502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><b>See the passage of ADPF Case 635 in the Supreme Court<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"tts__custom-position_bottom_fixed\" 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