Carta Maior satirizes the "privileges" of prisoners.
A left-leaning publication responds to criticism regarding the alleged preferential treatment given to convicted PT members in the AP 470 case, such as José Dirceu and José Genoino: "To begin with, the arrest warrant was issued on a very special date. The last time so many people were arrested on November 15th was on the Proclamation of the Republic itself, in 1889. In other words, the date is not for just anyone."
247 - The left-leaning publication Carta Maior reacted humorously to accusations that those convicted in the AP 470 case receive preferential treatment in the Papuda prison. Read the list of ten "privileges" enjoyed by the Workers' Party:
1) To begin with, the arrest warrant was issued on a very special date. The last time so many people were arrested on November 15th was during the Proclamation of the Republic itself, in 1889. The prisoners were mostly members of the Royal Family, the Orleans and Braganza. In other words, this date is not for just anyone.
2) They (the PT members, not the Orleans and Braganza family) had the privilege of being arrested before the end of the process, which is also not something that happens to just anyone.
3) The three, like few others, were arrested without the issuance of a sentencing order, which constitutes an illegality.
4) The law stipulates that prisoners must serve their sentences in their state of origin, except in exceptional and justifiable circumstances. But they had the privilege of being taken to Brasília by private jet, not by order of just any judge, but of His Excellency the Supreme Court President. The lack of a stated reason for this spectacular operation caused surprise even among ministers of the Supreme Court itself, given the extent of the... privilege.
5) Sentenced to a semi-open regime, they were taken to a privileged closed-regime prison.
6) This caused the director of the Papuda Penitentiary Complex to hesitate in receiving them. The impasse guaranteed the convicts the privilege of spending more than four hours inside a bus, awaiting a decision.
7) To shorten the delay and spare them the fatigue, they had the privilege of spending the weekend in that same pleasant establishment, contrary to the semi-open regime. A TV commentator, without blushing, expressed her opinion that this could not be considered imprisonment, but rather "custody." Good try.
8) Legal experts such as Dalmo Dallari, Hélio Bicudo, Ives Gandra Martins, and Reginaldo Oscar de Castro consider that the situation to which José Genoíno was subjected violates Brazilian laws and is a clear violation of international treaties. Indeed, not everyone has the privilege of having legal experts of this caliber concerned about their situation. Regardless of the circumstances, what matters is the privilege of receiving such comments.
9) According to the Forensic Medical Institute, Genoíno needs "specific medication and general care, periodic monitoring through blood tests, a low-sodium, low-fat diet appropriate to the medications used, as well as regular specialized cardiological medical evaluation." Because he regularly uses oral anticoagulants, he must undergo periodic blood tests to check his blood clotting. This is truly excessive pampering. They're trying to turn the state into a nanny.
10) But the ultimate privilege wasn't enjoyed by any of the prisoners, but by Mr. Henrique Pizzolatto, who had the distinction of having his situation reported by the commentator on Vatican affairs, Ilze Scamparini. Thanks to her, it was revealed that the correct pronunciation of the "z" sounds in Pizzolato is the same as in the word pizza (like "pitzolato"). The first story was done by the reporter with a "pizzeria" in the background. Whose sophisticated idea was that? In any case, for the didactic approach, "grazie"!