Minister of Justice presents national security plan.
The Minister of Justice, Alexandre de Moraes, presented, at the Palácio do Planalto (Presidential Palace), a final draft of the National Public Security Plan, whose main objectives are to reduce homicides, femicides, and violence against women; promote an integrated fight against transnational crime – linked to large gangs involved in drug trafficking and heavy weapons trafficking – and the rationalization and modernization of the prison system.
Pedro Peduzzi and Yara Aquino, reporters for Agência Brasil. - The Minister of Justice, Alexandre de Moraes, is currently presenting a final draft of the National Public Security Plan at the Palácio do Planalto. According to him, unlike previous plans, this one will be an operational plan and not a plan of intentions. The document will still receive suggestions from state secretariats before being finalized.
"Everything foreseen in the plan has a budget allocation, and what we realized wouldn't be budgeted for due to the country's economic conditions will be addressed later. The plan is extremely realistic," says the minister.
"This is the first time a plan has been developed with the participation of state secretaries, public prosecutors, organized civil society, among others. Therefore, it will be more realistic and, unlike previous ones, it is not a plan of intentions, but an operational one, in its three main axes: integration, cooperation and collaboration," added Moraes.
The new plan will have three main objectives: to reduce homicides, femicides, and violence against women; to promote an integrated fight against transnational crime – linked to large gangs involved in drug trafficking and heavy weapons trafficking – and to rationalize and modernize the prison system.
"These three objectives are interconnected because they are directly related to drug trafficking and organized crime. By combating this, the other crimes are reflexive and will decrease," the minister emphasized.
Moraes detailed the general actions for training, intelligence gathering, and joint operations planned. Regarding training, he said the plan includes a new curriculum for police training, as well as the development of statistics to measure the effectiveness of judicial police activity. "A new training framework is important, whether for police officers, prosecutors, or judicial police officers."
The intelligence operations foresee the establishment of centers in all 26 states and the Federal District. Moraes noted that this will be done jointly with intelligence sectors of the Federal Police (PF), Federal Highway Police (PRF), Civil Police, Military Police, and the prison system.
"We will implement and interconnect video surveillance systems, similar to what was done in the cities that hosted the World Cup and the Olympic Games, with the participation of all police intelligence. It will be a major center for intelligence and information cooperation that can be shared with all municipalities," he stated.
Still within the scope of intelligence operations, the plan includes expanding the number of Alerta Brasil speed cameras on highways. "We will expand the number of Alerta Brasil speed cameras to almost a thousand [actually, 935], in order to integrate this system with state vehicle identification systems."
Digital radio communication is also included in the plan. Alexandre de Moraes explained that this integration, between the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and state police forces that have digital radio, will be focused on strategic and border areas. "This issue is very important because there is currently great difficulty in communication in the states. A large part of them still uses analog communication. [By digitizing] we will guarantee communication without interference [from criminals]," he argued.
There are also plans for investments in forensic science, both at the state and federal levels. "A major problem in several states is the issue of forensic science, whether for solving homicides – we had 52 in 2015 – or for combating drug trafficking. Therefore, we will install a central forensic science laboratory to support all states. We will also support the states through the expansion of the Federal Police laboratories."
Also within the measures to strengthen criminal forensics, Moraes said that the plan includes expanding the inclusion of genetic profiles in the DNA database and the nationwide sharing of the fingerprint database.
The identification of firearms and ammunition will be a "public policy aimed at combating crime," the minister added, citing the actions known as "DNA of Weapons."