Federal Public Prosecutor's Office requests information about the prison system in Rio Grande do Norte.
The state is experiencing a wave of attacks perpetrated by a criminal organization.
Brazil Agency - The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) requested updated information on the prison system in Rio Grande do Norte (RN) from state public security agencies and also from federal government agencies. The official letters were issued this Friday (17) by the Chamber for External Control of Police Activity and Prison System (7CCR). The objective is to gather data that can support the MPF's work.
The state is experiencing a wave of attacks orchestrated by a criminal organization that allegedly protests against the poor conditions in prisons. Arson attacks have been reported against public buildings, commercial establishments, and vehicles in at least 14 cities in Rio Grande do Norte.
In the document sent to the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture (MNPCT), linked to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) requests access to the latest inspection report carried out by the body, which points to serious violations in the prison system in the northeastern state.
The National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy, linked to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP), and the Commission on the Prison System, External Control of Police Activity and Public Security of the National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office also received official letters from the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
These documents request the sharing of visit reports and inspection data from prisons in Rio Grande do Norte over the past three years. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) wants to investigate possible violations of international treaties ratified by Brazil and irregularities in the transfer of resources from the National Penitentiary Fund (Funpen) to the state.
Increased policing
Also on Friday, another 60 military police officers arrived in the state, 30 from Paraíba and 30 from Ceará. Three helicopters sent by the military police of neighboring states will also help in operations to combat criminal attacks in Rio Grande do Norte. Another 90 agents from the National Force and 30 more federal prison officers will also arrive in the state this weekend. They will join the 100 National Force agents who have already been working in visible policing in support of the Rio Grande do Norte security forces since last Wednesday (15).
The report from the Public Security Secretariat of Rio Grande do Norte indicated the arrest, so far, of 93 suspects and the seizure of 20 firearms, 62 explosive devices, and 23 gallons of gasoline.