Minister of Justice landed in Natal this Sunday (19.Mar.2023); denied the need to send the Armed Forces
The Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, landed, this Sunday night (19.Mar.2023), in Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte, a State that has been facing a public security crisis since last Tuesday (14.Mar). Upon arrival, the minister said that, in addition to analyzing measures still needed to contain violent attacks, he will discuss, during the visit, structuring investments in the penitentiary system.
Dino met this Sunday with the governor Fatima Bezerra (PT) and on Monday (20.mar) will present a prognosis of the crisis, in addition to the amount to be invested.
“I can say that the schedule is immediate, they are not resources that depend on the voting of laws or budget forecast. These are resources that the Ministry of Justice has, both in the area of public security and in the penitentiary area and, at this moment, Rio Grande do Norte is a national priority. This will be announced tomorrow [2ª feira], and the schedule will depend on this partnership with the state government”declared the Minister of Justice.
At least 252 attacks against public buildings, establishments and vehicles have been registered since last Tuesday (14.mar), according to data released by the Secretary of Public Security and Social Defense of Rio Grande do Norte on Saturday (18.mar). For state authorities, the acts are a retaliation by organized crime to repressive government actions, which resulted in arrests in recent weeks.
The Minister of Justice pointed out that, until now, around 700 police officers from the various federal forces have been sent, which represents an investment of more than R$ 5.3 million.
“The person in charge of public security in Rio Grande do Norte is the governor. And this we respect in all the states of the country, regardless of the political position of the governor or governor, therefore, we are here in solidarity and reaffirming confidence in the authority of the governor and the state Public Security system”.
Guarantee of Law and Order
Dino also stated that the use of the GLO (Guarantee of Law and Order), which includes the call-up of the Armed Forces, is not being considered at this time, mainly due to the reduction in crisis indicators.
“If GLO is necessary, the governor will ask for it [Fátima Bezerra] and of course we will attend if necessary. That is, there is no ideological position, nor in the sense of doing tomorrow [2ª feira], nor in the sense of rejecting. This is a technical decision.”, he told reporters. She said that the measure is defined exclusively by indicators: “Do the indicators on this Sunday night justify a GLO? No”.
On Friday (March 17), the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), sent a request to the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) to send the Armed Forces to Rio Grande do Norte. Heeded the senator’s request styvenson valentine (Podemos-RN), which requests the employment of the Armed Forces based on article 142 of the Constitution. The legislation establishes operations of the Guarantee of Law and Order. Authorization to activate the Armed Forces is the responsibility of the Presidency of the Republic.
With information from Brazil Agency.
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