The similarities between the historical times of slavery and the conditions of incarceration in Brazil were some of the topics of debate during the lecture by Judge Renata do Nascimento e Silva, on the second day of the State Workshop on Penal Alternatives.
Moderated by Delisangela Alves de Souza, a social worker from the Alternative Punishment Center (CEPEMA) in the city of Paraíso do Tocantins, the first panel discussed the racial issue and criminal justice. For Judge Renata, "it is extremely important to reflect on this central theme in our society. It is a very important theme for each one of us as a society that intends to integrate in a democratic state of law", she said.
During her presentation, the Judge made a historical review of racial marginalization in Brazil, which substantiates the argument of the existence of a policy of imprisonment of black people, highlighting that the processes of continuing imprisonment against this group, which consists of the enslaved groups of people in Brazil yesterday, and the majority of people imprisoned, remain in Brazil today. These notes reaffirm how the socio-historical formation of Brazil was and still is forged from slavery.
Judge Renata also cited, as an example, the genocide of indigenous peoples during the Portuguese colonization times and how this fact contributed to the current picture of the Brazilian prison system.
Still in the morning of this Wednesday (22nd), the second panel was ministered by the Prosecutor Cynthia Assis de Paula and mediated by the coordinator of Cepema of the city of Palmas, Marciano Almeida da Silva. In her speech, the panelist exposed information related to negotiated justice and the agreement of not to prosecute.
About the Event
In its third edition, the program of the State Workshop on Penal Alternatives, with the theme on "Strategy of Overcoming Challenges in the Field of Detention of Freedom", continues until the end of the day (March 22nd) with two more debate panels.
The third, mediated by the psychologist Cintia Karla Xavier da Silva, from Cepema in the city of Palmas, will be given by Judge Cirlene Maria de Assis Santos Oliveira and the Public Defender Denize Souza de Leite, with the theme on "Domestic Violence, Masculinities, and Alternatives to Imprisonment".
The last panel of the day and of the event will feature Carlos Andre dos Santos Pereira, national coordinator of alternatives to imprisonment at SENAPPEN/MJSP, who will discuss "Accountability and Respect for Fundamental Rights: Challenges for Replacing Incarceration.
