Jair Bolsonaro has allowed politicians, truckers and journalists to carry guns – 05/08/2019

The President of BrazilJair Bolsonaro it relaxed the rules on the possession, carrying and marketing of weapons for sport shooters, hunters and collectors. According to what has been published in the Official Journal, the measure will also be extended to elected politicians for certain public functions, truck drivers, journalists covering police affairs, lawyers, transit agents and employees of securities companies, among others.

It also authorizes the carrying of weapons to "residents of rural areas", "agents of the prison administration" and owners of shooting clubs or companies that sell weapons.

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The president signed the presidential decree, which amends the 2003 law on the possession of firearms, during a ceremony held Tuesday during which he was surrounded by sympathetic lawmakers who applauded They claimed to shoot pistols with their hands.

Until now, the weapons were for the exclusive use of the armed forces and the police. According to the new government definition, so-called short weapons using ordinary ammunition, such as .40, .45 and 9 mm pistols, can be purchased and transported by citizens with a driving license.

"It's enough that an ordinary citizen join a shooting club participate in the training to obtain registration and, therefore, the right to transit with loaded weapons, on the way to the training place. In practice, the verification of this requirement it's subjective and offers the bearer of arms the possibility of always pretending to be in transit"says Caio Pizetta Torres, a specialist in safety issues related to risk management.

The Presidency declared in a statement that it would authorize sport shooters, collectors and hunters, known in Brazil as CACcan transit with the loaded weapon and have the right to acquire up to one thousand cartridges a year, instead of the current 50, depending on their size.

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The decree also lifted the restrictions on the import of weapons for these groups. Until now, it was forbidden to import if there were similar models in Brazil.

"Public Safety Begins Inside Your Home"said Bolsonaro, a former army captain who has based much of his presidential campaign on a tougher stance against criminals in a country that is a world leader in total homicides.

To own a weapon in Brazil, citizens they must approve a series of requirements, including a psychological examination and a security course.

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After only two weeks in power, Bolsonaro signed a decree removing the obligation for those interested to justify to the federal police. your reasons acquire a weapon, a measure that prevented many people from obtaining weapons legally.

For detractors of the measure, the decree could pave the way for the liberation of the port of arms in Brazil, one of the most violent countries in the world.

According to data published by the O Globo newspaper, the licensing of CACs increased by 879% between 2014 and 2018, and there are currently 255,402 active licenses in Brazil.

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil He was against flexibilisation. A document disclosed at the 57th. Ordinary Assembly of the Conference stated that Jesus' disciples should be based on the commandment that says: "You will not kill and not in projects that relax the possession of weapons".

"The true disciple of Jesus will always have in love, dialogue and reconciliation the effective way to respond to violence and lack of security," says the manifesto presented at the meeting held in Aparecida, in the 39, interior of San Pablo. .

Source: ANSA, AFP, AP and EFE