Minister of Justice went to the Senate to support the proposal to unification of public security initiatives
Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski said on Wednesday (9.abr.br.2025) that the PEC (Proposal for Amendment to the Constitution) of Public Security is a “attempt” and not a “solution”To combat crime. The text went to the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (8.abr).
The minister and the main members of the agency went to the Senate Public Security Commission. Although the theme of the session is the pause in the joint actions of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the central issue was the government’s proposal.
Lewandowski again defended the initiative to create a unified crime fighting system, although there was no “Bala de Prat”Against what he called“transnational criminal organizations”.
“Crime no longer finds borders. It’s a very serious problem and it won’t be an action that will solve it. PEC is not a solution of this, PEC is a start of solution, effort conjugations. It is just an attempt to organize the game and then we give a new match“, These.
In search of support and understanding of the proposal, the ministry team delivered an explanatory material to the congressmen. In response to one of the main flanks of critics, the minister again said that the proposal will not interfere with the competences of state governments.
Stated that the guidelines will be defined by the National Council of Public Security – composed of members of the federated entities and the Union and the project “Careful” not to interfere with civil or military police.
Budget
Lewandowski said it was “tax” A spending ceiling and the ministry suffered a cut of R $ 500 million in the budget approved by Congress at the beginning of the month. The speech came after being asked what resources will reach the funds they intend to fund PEC initiatives. He asked senators to forward amendments to the operation of the Federal and Road Police.
“We are experiencing a time when we were imposed on a spending ceiling and we had a loss of $ 500 million, ie half billion of the 2 funds and before I was voted I called the colonel for curling to reconsider, but unfortunately we lost. Let’s see if through supplementation it is possible to do”.
