By nine votes to two, the STF judges limited the scope of a series of decrees by President Jair Bolsonaro, which made the trade and possession of weapons and ammunition more flexible.
In this way, the plenary session of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court, meeting virtually, yesterday endorsed a precautionary decision by one of its members, Judge Edson Fachinwho considered it “urgent” to correct the relaxation of the arms market due to the “risk of political violence” in the elections.
One of the approved limitations states that authorized stores can only sell weapons to “people” who specifically demonstrate rprofessional or personal reasons for possession“.
Fachin’s decision, backed by the STF, was criticized by President Bolsonaro in campaign events in which he justified the increase in the sale of weapons and the elimination of regulations that limited their carrying on public roads.
Felipe Angelilawyer of the NGO I am for Peacedeclared that “the Supreme Court did the right thing and the precautionary measure is already valid, what the Supreme Court did was analyze the constitutionality of the president’s decrees, you cannot criticize the Supreme Court by saying that it took a political measure.”
Political violence in Brazil has already claimed the lives of two supporters of the Workers’ Party candidate, Lula da Silva. In both cases, the aggressors were followers of President Jair Bolsonaro.
In addition, the Federal Police warned about the risk to life of the former president of Brazil and advised a custody of 50 agents. Lula has been wearing a bulletproof vest for months in his acts.
Source: Ambito
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