Cardozo: Santa Catarina government plans to transfer prisoners.
The acts of violence in Santa Catarina have been occurring since the 30th of last month, with the arrest of 30 people. "There is an intention to use federal prisons; the government is analyzing this situation. It is possible that the governor will request the transfer of police officers and other matters, but we will announce this when it is being done, for reasons of public safety," said the Minister of Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo.
Yara Aquino
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – The Minister of Justice, José Eduardo Cardozo, said today (7) that the government of Santa Catarina intends to transfer prisoners from the state to maximum security units of the federal prison system. Cardozo avoided giving details about the negotiations between the ministry and the state government, but added that it is also possible that police officers will be sent to Santa Catarina. The minister informed that any federal assistance depends on a request from Governor Raimundo Colombo.
"There is an intention to use federal prisons; the government is analyzing this situation. It is possible that the governor will request the transfer of police officers and other matters, but we will announce this when it is being done, for reasons of public safety," he told reporters after participating in a ceremony at the Ministry of Education.
Yesterday (6), the Minister of Justice and the Governor of Santa Catarina met in Brasília and Cardozo made the National Public Security Force, the Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police available to the state. In addition, he said that, if there is a need to transfer prisoners involved in the attacks to national maximum security prisons, there are about 300 vacancies available.
According to José Eduardo Cardozo, daily analyses of the situation in Santa Catarina will be conducted to determine the necessary actions. "I have made available spaces in federal maximum-security prisons as needed by him [Governor Raimundo Colombo] so that we can bring in leaders of criminal organizations who are directing actions from within Santa Catarina's prisons. I have indicated the possibility of holding meetings with our technical teams at any time so that, upon the state's request, we can provide support as needed."
The acts of violence in the state have been occurring since the 30th of last month, with the arrest of 30 people. The chief of the Civil Police of Santa Catarina, Aldo Pinheiro D'Ávila, confirmed today that the order for the violent attacks in the state came from incarcerated criminals.
Edited by: Juliana Andrade