{"id":2810,"date":"2013-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T20:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:10:31","slug":"public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law\/","title":"Public statement against the fast-tracking of Bill 37\/2013 that alters the Drug Law","content":"

June 27, 2013<\/p>\n

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Protests have swept the streets of Brazil in recent weeks. The various demands of civil society around causes of collective interest demonstrate that the debate over what society wants is not the exclusive preserve of political parties, NGOs or organized social movements. The historic significance of recent events is undeniable.<\/p>\n

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CONTRABAND NO!<\/p>\n

Bill 37 is not an issue from the streets<\/p>\n

On the back of the protests, they want to rush through changes to the Drug Law that violate human rights <\/p>\n

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It is important to point out, however, that this healthy democratic participation in the public debate cannot be used as a justification for the Legislative Branch to hastily approve, with the support of the government, important bills without due debate with the various different actors involved, whether they are organized or not. We were all surprised by the recent decision to grant fast-track status to Bill No. 37\/2013 (formerly Bill No 7663\/2010) – which revises the National Drug Policy – “to respond to the demands for security” coming from the streets.<\/p>\n

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Bill 37\/2013, under the pretext of updating Brazil’s drug legislation, strengthens the already failed drug policy and disregards the long struggles for improvements in public health, interrupting important breakthroughs in the anti-asylum, pro-citizenship and anti-torture policy. It will not only worsen the stigma faced by people who are suffering, but also reinforce the policy of mass incarceration of the poor, the criminalization of users who are arrested and charged as dealers, and the forced internment industry that is known to be ineffective as treatment, as well as give more priority to religious therapeutic centers that, subject to little oversight, are dangerous places where mistreatment occurs.<\/p>\n

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The bill significantly raises the costs for the State and, at the same time, drastically reduces respect for the individual rights of people in situations of vulnerability and suffering.<\/p>\n

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The bill in question does not represent the will of civil society, nor is it grounded in the best national and international practices on the subject. Indeed, the lower house of Congress, which has already passed the bill, disregarded all the statistical, technical, scientific and legal considerations that should guide the creation of any public policy. It also ignored the technical considerations of various government ministries, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice and the Office of Human Rights, which to begin with completely rejected the bill. A calm debate on a bill of such importance is essential for the gap between the authorities and civil society to finally be reduced, and not widened, as will be the case if the debate is rushed. <\/p>\n

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Considering what has been expressed above, the undersigned organizations publicly demand the removal of the fast-track status from Bill 37\/2013, and call for members of Congress and the Executive to act responsibly and affirm their declared commitment to democratic dialogue.<\/p>\n

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ABRASCO – Brazilian Collective Health Association<\/p>\n

ABRASME – Brazilian Mental Health Association<\/p>\n

ACAT – Christian Action for the Abolition of Torture <\/p>\n

Lawyers without Borders Brazil<\/p>\n

Justice and Human Rights Group – Jusdh<\/p>\n

Brazilian Association of Social Studies on the Use of Psychoactive Drugs – ABESUP <\/p>\n

Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals – ABGLT<\/p>\n

Brazilian Multidisciplinary Association of Studies on Drugs – ABRAMD <\/p>\n

Association for Prison Reform – ARP<\/p>\n

Planta na Mente Carnival Block<\/p>\n

Os Seareiros Shelter<\/p>\n

CEBES – Brazilian Center for Studies on Health <\/p>\n

CEBRID – Brazilian Center for Information on Psychotropic Drugs<\/p>\n

Psychosocial Treatment Center of Canoinhas – CAPS I<\/p>\n

É de Lei Community Center <\/p>\n

Center for Studies on Security and Citizenship of Candido Mendes University<\/p>\n

Center for Studies and Therapy on Drug Abuse – CETAD\/UFBA<\/p>\n

Reference Center for Childhood – INCERE\/Ceará<\/p>\n

Reference Center for Human Rights of the Federal University of Paraíba<\/p>\n

Reference Center for Drugs and Associated Vulnerabilities\/UnB<\/p>\n

International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood – CIESPI\/PUC-Rio<\/p>\n

Active Ingredient Anti-Prohibition Group<\/p>\n

Reviving Reason (DAR) Group<\/p>\n

Planting Information Group<\/p>\n

Brazilian Commission on Drugs and Democracy – CBDD<\/p>\n

Conectas Human Rights<\/p>\n

Federal Psychology Council – CFP<\/p>\n

Federal Social Services Council – CFESS<\/p>\n

National Health Council<\/p>\n

Regional Psychology Council of Mato Grosso do Sul, 14th Region<\/p>\n

Regional Social Services Council\/Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

DDH – Defenders of Human Rights<\/p>\n

Dignitatis – Grassroots Technical Aid<\/p>\n

Clínico Política team<\/p>\n

School of Higher Education of the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Bahia <\/p>\n

National Federation of Pharmacists<\/p>\n

Intersectoral Drugs and Human Rights Forum of São Paulo<\/p>\n

State Drugs and Human Rights Front\/Paraíba<\/p>\n

State Drugs and Human Rights Front\/Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

State Drugs and Human Rights Front\/Rio Grande do Sul<\/p>\n

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)<\/p>\n

Interdisciplinary Group for Social Studies on Psychoactive Drugs – GIESP <\/p>\n

Torture Never Again Group\/Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

IBCCRIM – Brazilian Criminal Sciences Institute<\/p>\n

IDDD – Defense of the Right to Defense Institute<\/p>\n

Igarapé Institute<\/p>\n

Pro Bono Institute<\/p>\n

Sedes Sapientiae Institute<\/p>\n

Sou da Paz Institute – SDP<\/p>\n

ITTC – Land, Employment and Citizenship Institute <\/p>\n

Global Justice<\/p>\n

Workers’ Party Youth – JPT<\/p>\n

Marijuana March, Curitiba<\/p>\n

Socialist Action and Identity Movement – MAIS PT<\/p>\n

Change Movement<\/p>\n

Movement for the Legalization of Marijuana<\/p>\n

Psychoanalysis, Autism and Public Health Movement (MPASP)<\/p>\n

Center for Advanced Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs – NEAAD\/CETAD\/UFBA<\/p>\n

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Psychoactive Drugs (Neip)<\/p>\n

Center for Studies, Research and Extension in Mental Health and Psychosocial Treatment – NEPS-UERJ<\/p>\n

Center on the Prison Situation of the Public Defender’s Office of São Paulo<\/p>\n

Pastoral Carcerária prison care service<\/p>\n

PROAD – Program for the Guidance and Treatment of Drug Users of Unifesp<\/p>\n

Transversions Project of the School of Social Services of UFRJ<\/p>\n

Psicotropicus – Brazilian Center on Drug Policy<\/p>\n

State Mental Health and Solidarity Economy Network\/São Paulo<\/p>\n

Criminal Justice Network<\/p>\n

Pense Livre Network – for a drug policy that works <\/p>\n

REDUC – Brazilian harm reduction and human rights network <\/p>\n

RENILA – National Inter-Center Network of the Anti-Asylum Movement <\/p>\n

ResPire Damage Reduction<\/p>\n

SBNeC – Brazilian Society for Neuroscience and Behavior<\/p>\n

UNE – National Union of Students <\/p>\n

Viva Rio<\/p>\n

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Read more:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

New Drug Law tougher on blacks and the poor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Conectas warns of the distortions in the bill to be voted tomorrow <\/p>\n

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Bill in the Senate raises costs for the State and violates human rights<\/p>\n","author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"tema":[],"class_list":["post-2810","noticia","type-noticia","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"links_para_referencia":null,"author":null,"subtitle-pt":null},"yoast":{"focuskw":"","title":"","metadesc":"","linkdex":"","metakeywords":"","meta-robots-noindex":"","meta-robots-nofollow":"","meta-robots-adv":"","canonical":"","redirect":"","opengraph-title":"","opengraph-description":"","opengraph-image":"","twitter-title":"","twitter-description":"","twitter-image":""},"featured_image":[],"terms":{"acoes_categorias":[],"acoes_tags":[],"category":[],"post_tag":[]},"author_name":"Leonardo Medeiros","author_nicename":"leonardo-medeiros","protected":false,"langs":{"en":"public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law","br":"public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law"},"permalink":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law\/","relative_url":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/public-statement-against-the-fast-tracking-of-bill-37-2013-that-alters-the-drug-law\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/2810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2810"},{"taxonomy":"tema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tema?post=2810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}