The project enables the State to remove these people against their will, either to take them to a shelter or a hospital.
He Parliament will vote in May on a bill that will allow the State to remove homeless people even against their will. The initiative responds to a controversy that has grown in recent weeks in the metropolitan areas of Uruguay and was approved in the Constitution Commission of the Chamber of Deputieswith the opposition of Broad Front.
The first week of May will be the date on which deputies can give half a sanction to the State’s obligation to attend people in street situations which, in short, is nothing more than the authorization to different organizations to be able to remove these people against their will, to take them to a shelter or to a hospital center, in case you require detoxification or care for physical or mental health problems.
“It is urgent to have a legal tool to be able to remove homeless people,” said the deputy ofl Rodrigo Goñi National Party. “Undoubtedly there is no more, citizens are demanding everywhere, of all colors and in all neighborhoods to remove people from the streets, for the benefit of the people themselves and for the benefit of the neighborhood that is suffering from this situation.” situation that is the cause of inconvenience and crimes,” he explained, in dialogue with Radio Montecarlo.
Regarding the implementation of the law, if it is approved, Goñi pointed out that “a team of You measure, coordinating with Ministry of Interior and ASSE, with a doctor who certifies that that person is homeless and at risk to themselves or third parties.” “There the law allows that team, with the logistical means to do so, to remove her even against her will, put her in a van and take her to a shelter or hospital center,” he added.
The opposition of the Frente Amplio
The votes in committee were achieved without the support of the Broad Front, that criticizes the approach to a social problem that has deepened over the years – according to the census carried out by Mides last year, there was a 48% increase in people living outdoors and a 24% increase in people in street situation.
In this sense, the deputy Enzo Malan He expressed that the bill “is not the solution.” “We seek to advance these projects because there are no specific measures to address the different situations experienced by people who are homeless, devices that address mental health issues, addictions, traffic after they are released. There are a number of batteries that should be addressed in these problematic and they have not been kept in mind, there has not been a comprehensive approach of the subject,” he questioned.
Source: Ambito
