DCM: Banning reading at Papuda prison is an act of horror.
A decision by the Federal District's Criminal Enforcement Court, limiting access to books to two hours a day at the Papuda penitentiary, is an act of "state violence" that should be combated by the media, according to an analysis by journalist Paulo Nogueira of Diário do Centro do Mundo. "What idiot established that rule? And why didn't the editors of Estadão – and all the others who reported on the loss of 'privileges' – denounce this state violence?" he asks.
By Paulo Nogueira, from Diary of the Center of the World
It's in PSDB website From São Paulo: "Those convicted in the Mensalão scandal, imprisoned in Papuda, lose privileges."
It's the bovine and automatic reproduction of a text from Estadão.
So, what are the perks?
The response simultaneously demonstrates the stupidity of Estadão and the disregard that exists in Brazil for the habit of reading.
The biggest privilege taken away is, believe it or not, the ability to read. According to Estadão, PT prisoners will now only be allowed to read for two hours a day, and only in the library.
This means that the prisoners in Papuda – I'm not talking about Dirceu and Delúbio – are subject to a regime in which they are forbidden from reading for more than two hours, and not in their cells.
Reading is not encouraged. It is censored as something bad.
What idiot established that rule? And why didn't the editors of Estadão – and everyone else who echoed the loss of "privileges" – denounce this state violence?
(continue reading at Diary of the Center of the World)