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President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) intends to sign in the coming days a decree authorizing the possession of firearms to all persons without criminal record in the country.
the measure is implemented before the President's participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos, which will take place from 22 to 25 January. "He must, of course, apply before the trip," he declared to the vice-president of Folha Hamilton Mourão
for the signing of the decree, the president had to
Initiative must include an amnesty for people who already own weapons and who have lost the term of their renewal, in addition to increasing the validity period of the current five authorization of possession [19659002] The decree was discussed Tuesday (8) at a ministerial meeting. According to reports, the Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, said the decree was in the final stages of preparation.
The flexibilization of possession and possession of a weapon is an election promise of the president. During the campaign, he spoke about the repeal of the Disarmament Statute.
The members of the new government are discussing internally a decree amending the one that regulated the Disarmament Statute in 2004. This is a way to avoid having to amend the law and remove the rules that could impede access people to the law.
According to the Statute of Disarmament, to be in possession of a weapon, one must be over 25 years of age, have a professional activity and enjoy a right of residence, have not been sentenced, or respond to a criminal investigation nor to a prosecution, demonstrate declare the actual need of the firearm.
Already, when a person is registered, she is allowed to carry the weapon in her hand, away from home or at work. It is forbidden to Brazilian citizens, with the exception of members of the armed forces, police, guards, prison officers, private security companies, among others. It is necessary to demonstrate the need to exercise a professional activity involving a risk or threat to their physical integrity.
The size is related to the registration of the weapon. This means that a person carrying bearings can not walk with any weapon, but with the one for which they have obtained a license. It can also be temporary and limited to a particular territory.
A federal law, pbaded in 2003, regulated access to arms as well as restricted possession and possession throughout the country. However, the law has been relaxed by decree in recent years and is likely to be dismantled in 2019.
According to Datafolha's last survey in December, the total number of Brazilians who voted against the publication of [19659002InDecember61%ofrespondentssaidthatpossessionshouldbe"prohibitedbecauseitposesathreattothelifeofothers"Duringthesameperiodtheproportionofpeoplewhoconsideredpossessionofweapons"asacitizen'srighttodefendthemselves"fluctuatednegativelyfrom41%to37%thatiswithinthemarginoferrorofthesurveywhichistwopercentagepointsplusorminus
According to army data obtained through the law on access to information of the Instituto Sou da Paz, about six weapons are sold at the time on the national civil market. In August, 34,731 had been marketed. In total, nearly 620,000 weapons are in the hands of civilians.
Meeting
At the same meeting on Tuesday, Moro also said at the meeting that the National Force for Ceará had managed to quell a wave of state violence.
According to the presentations, Bolsonaro denied at the meeting the installation of an American base in Brazil during his tenure.
He also advised the ministerial team to be clear and transparent with respect to the information provided, avoiding any wrongdoing,
Last week, the Ministers Paulo Guedes (Economy) and Onyx Lorenzoni (Civil House) clashed over pension reform. "In an early government, it can surely be embarrbading, but it has pbaded," said Minister of the Government Secretariat, Santos Cruz
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