Women are arrested for being in the country in an illegal situation; Eduardo Girão says he wants to investigate accusations of “human rights violations”
The Senate Human Rights Commission approved last week an application for the Senator (Novo-CE) for a commission to visit El Paso, Texas, 3 women accused of involvement in January 8 who fled to the United States. They are in an illegal situation in the country.
“AND It is essential that the Senate Human Rights Commission will urgently make a diligence in order to verify the conditions of these prey and investigate allegations of abuses and human rights violations. The visit will provide a direct assessment of the situation and help to promote the accountability of all involved in these arbitrary acts”Said the senator in the request ( – PDF – 321 KB).
Girão cited the name of 4 women in the application. One of them, however, was deported to Brazil after the senator filed the request.
It is, by Balneário Camboriú (SC). She was convicted of the Supreme Court (STF) to 1 year in prison for criminal association and incitement to the crime in the attacks of January 8.
According to the Federal Police of Ceará, she landed at Fortaleza airport on May 24 and was taken to a prison unit.
The other Brazilians arrested are:
- by Joinville (SC): sentenced to 17 years in prison for 5 crimes, including attempted coup, criminal association and damage to public property;
- of Goiânia (GO): sentenced to 14 years in prison for 5 crimes related to acts of 8 January;
- of Limeira (SP): Defendant and is responsible for 5 crimes committed during the acts of 8 January.
“Importantly, these women have been arrested for 4 months in an American prison awaiting a decision of the US courts on their requests for political asylum”Said Girão.
“These women left Brazil in search of political protection against political and legal persecution ”, declared.
“However, there is no indication that they invaded public buildings or participated in acts of depredation, only entered a building to protect themselves from bombs that were handled by helicopters. Moreover, they did not have their constitutional rights guaranteed. They were arbitrarily detained in Brasilia for 7 months and were released on the condition of electronic anklet, weekly attendance to justice, communication restriction and use of social networks, among other measures cautionS ”, said the senator.
