The Minister of Justice, , expressed indignation with the ac largely because the issue is important in his history as a judge.
When he was minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), Lewandowski was central in the debate over the so-called “handcuffs summary”, which restricted the use of the accessory by police officers in prisons.
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The text of the decision, which is binding, that is, it must be followed by all judicial bodies, says that “the use of handcuffs is only permitted in cases of resistance and well-founded fear of escape or danger to one’s own physical integrity or external, on the part of the prisoner or third parties”.
If these criteria are not respected, there may be “civil and criminal disciplinary liability of the agent or authority and the nullity of the arrest or the procedural act to which it refers, without prejudice to the civil liability of the State”.
At the time, there were protests from the Federal Police and part of Congress, which pointed to leniency towards criminals.
The STF ministers, however, Lewandowski included, said that it was necessary to respect the dignity and respect the image of accused people, many of whom were still to be tried.
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