Supreme Court Minister Gilmar Mendes criticized the actions of the São Paulo Military Police (PM-SP), which resulted in the deaths of two young people in the south of São Paulo. In social networks, he stated that cases such as these highlight the urgent need for reflection on the theme of public safety in Brazil.
“The 1988 Federal Constitution does not admit punitive shortcuts! No suspicion, however serious, authorizes summary executions,” he reiterated. In the publication, the magistrate defended the use of body cameras “as an instrument of control, transparency and protection”.
In addition, Gilmar Mendes charged a renovation of the national policing system. “It is necessary to go beyond: adequate training, commitment of control bodies and respect for human rights. Public safety is made with intelligence and respect for legality,” he said.
PM Victims
In the text, the STF minister refers to the deaths of Guilherme Dias, a cabinetmaker shot by mistake by a policeman, and Igor Oliveira, murdered by agents even being surrendered, in São Paulo (SP).
On July 4, Guilherme Dias was shot in the head fired by military police officer Fábio Anderson Pereira de Almeida, in Parelheiros, in the south of the capital. The 26 -year -old cabinetmaker was killed while running to get the bus back home. In the police report, the PM claimed that he confused the young man with a robber.
In the other case, Igor Oliveira de Moraes Santos, 24, was shot by military police when he was already surrendered. It was during an operation in the community of Paraisópolis, also in the south of São Paulo, on the night of last Thursday (10). The man was suspected of drug trafficking. Igor had already responded for an offense while he was a teenager for theft and trafficking.
Beatriz Hadler under the supervision of Marcelo Brasil.
