{"id":5567,"date":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/limits-on-repression\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T19:46:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:46:27","slug":"limits-on-repression","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/limits-on-repression\/","title":"Limits on repression","content":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_1\" ><div data-urlprojeto=\"none\">\n<p>The 3rd Public Law Chamber of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court will decide next Tuesday, April 12, whether to uphold the trial court injunction that restricts the use of less-lethal weapons by the military police at protests. This category of weapons includes rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas.<\/p>\n<p>The injunction also calls for negotiators to be appointed to mediate with demonstrators and requires all officers to be identifiable. Finally, it requires the police to come up with a clear and public regulation, based on international standards, to govern the use of force in demonstrations. Brazil does not have a law on this issue. The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the military police, which could serve this purpose, are confidential and knowingly disregarded by the police \u2013 as demonstrated in an article by the Ponte journalism website, which had access to the document.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUbECG9x-4A\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.protestonaoecrime.minhasampa.org.br\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to sign the petition to end the abusive use of force by the military police.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocietal control of institutions is a key feature of democracy and, for this to occur satisfactorily, in the case of the military police the operating standards must be public and transparent. Without this, it is impossible to monitor and report abuses,\u201d said Rafael Lessa, of the Citizenship and Human Rights Center of the S\u00e3o Paulo Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/arquivos\/editor\/files\/Liminar%20ACP.pdf\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to read the trial court injunction in full.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/arquivos\/editor\/files\/Decisao%20TJSP%20Liminar%20Protestos.pdf\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to read the suspension published by the State Court.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The case that gave rise to the injunction was filed by the Public Defender\u2019s Office based on reports of abuse during the mass protests in June 2013. Two organizations were granted amicus curiae status during the case: Conectas Human Rights and Article 19. Amicus curiae is a legal instrument that allows outside actors in a case to submit a technical opinion on the issue under review. In this case, both organizations endorsed the position of the Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>According to the two organizations, the actions of the police in 2013 violated the rights of freedom of assembly and expression and left no doubt that officers disrespect international rules and standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe actions of the military police are marked by violence and a profound lack of predictability and transparency. This urgently needs to change and we believe that the injunction is an important step in this direction,\u201d said Rafael Cust\u00f3dio, coordinator of the Justice program at Conectas. \u201cGiven the number of violations that have been witnessed, the military police has demonstrated that it still ignores international rules that govern this issue. The S\u00e3o Paulo justice system has the opportunity to put an end to this regulatory vacuum and finally put limits on repression,\u201d said Camila Marques, a lawyer at Article 19.<\/p>\n<p>The trial court ruling of Judge Valentino Aparecido Andrade was given in October 2014. However, the injunction was suspended less than two weeks later by the then reporting judge, Ronaldo Andrade, also from the 3rd Public Law Chamber. The decision on whether to uphold or suspend the injunction now lies with state court judges Maur\u00edcio Fiorito (current reporting judge), Camargo Pereira and Antonio Carlos Malheiros. The case will be heard at 9:30 am in Courtroom 618 of the Palace of Justice (headquarters of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court), in downtown S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/actions\/justice\/news\/26532-facts-on-the-use-of-force\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to read 10 questions and answers on the use of force by the military police at protests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chronology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08\/05\/13 \u2013 Conectas and the Citizenship and Human Rights Center of the S\u00e3o Paulo Public Defender\u2019s Office submit to the S\u00e3o Paulo State Public Security Department a series of recommendations on how the police should act in demonstrations. No response was ever given.<\/p>\n<p>04\/22\/14 \u2013 The S\u00e3o Paulo Public Defender\u2019s Office files a public civil action asking the courts to compel the state of S\u00e3o Paulo to adopt these recommendations. The case is pending in the 10th Public Finance Court.<\/p>\n<p>07\/17\/14 \u2013 Conectas presents an amicus curiae brief with an overview of the main international standards that regulate police conduct and alleges that the state of S\u00e3o Paulo fails to comply with provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (of the UN) and the American Convention on Human Rights (of the OAS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-urlprojeto=\"none\"><\/div>\n<div data-urlprojeto=\"none\">\n<p>10\/24\/14 \u2013 Judge Valentino Aparecido de Andrade, of the 10th Public Finance Court, grants an injunction.<\/p>\n<p>01\/13\/15 \u2013 Article 19 presents an amicus curiae brief supporting the initial request of the Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tts__custom-position_bottom_fixed\" ><\/div>","excerpt":"<p>The 3rd Public Law Chamber of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court will decide next Tuesday, April 12, whether to uphold the trial court injunction that 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