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but it is not capable of supplying love. ConJur — What would we say about Febem then? Oscar Vilhena — Febem is a dramatic case of negligence by the Brazilian State and the State of São Paulo specifically. It houses a very small number of people. There are around 5,000 who are currently at Febem. And for 20 years, Febem has been unable to build a methodology, a model for these people to enter, pass through, be socio-educated, as the statute says, and return to ordinary life. Febem has been like this: whoever has been there rarely returns to ordinary life. You are doomed to be marginalized. Every day we see reports of mistreatment, torture, rebellions and internal corruption. Febem is an unsolved problem.
I don't know why, because it's not a problem of monstrous dimensions. The São Paulo penitentiary system has more than 100,000 prisoners and was resized in eight years. The Covas government and the Alckmin government built new prisons, put an end to those that were absolutely out of contr Phone Number List ol, remodeled them, trained people. It is clear that no prison system is wonderful, but there was a gigantic reform. ConJur — And what is the problem with Febem? Oscar Vilhena — At Febem, there is a difficulty since the Public Ministry occupies a dual position. On the one hand, the MP puts young people in Febem, and sometimes for reasons it shouldn't. There is a very strong incarceration policy.
on the part of the MP, which is also supported by the São Paulo Justice Department. So, kids who could be on probation end up in Febem, with the consequences that we know of. On the other hand, there is the MP who controls the discretion and abuse that takes place within Febem. It's a slightly schizophrenic situation, which also affects the courts. There are cases of collective torture, collective transfer of teenagers to prisons and we find our hands somewhat tied, because the legal processes in Brazil do not reach a satisfactory conclusion, at least in the eyes of international human rights organizations.
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