In a position released after the vote, the entity assessed that the approval represents a positive sign that public safety is now treated as a national priority. The Forum, however, defended that the next step is the re-creation of the Ministry of Public Security.
According to the FBSP, the creation of the portfolio does not depend on the approval of the PEC and can be adopted immediately, as long as there is political will.
The entity defends that the ministry should be an autonomous body, with the responsibility of coordinating the implementation of the Unified Public Security System (Susp) and establishing protocols for cooperation and exchange of information with other areas of public power.
For the forum, the challenge goes beyond integration between police forces. It is necessary to coordinate different networks, agencies and spheres of government that work in public security.
"Organized crime is based on financial structures, money laundering, corruption and the use of communication networks, and it is only possible to dismantle it through the joint work of the police with the Federal Revenue, Public Ministry, COAF, Central Bank and Anatel, among others", stated the entity.
The FBSP also highlighted that combating violence against women, children and adolescents cannot be restricted to punishing the aggressors. According to the forum, the response requires protection for victims and prevention actions, with the participation of areas such as health, city halls and the socio-educational system.
The position also points to the need for broader reforms in public security, including changes in the institutional architecture and the federative pact, in the organic laws of the institutions, in the doctrines of use of force and in the financing, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
The forum also stated that, given the shared responsibility between the Union, states and municipalities, it is essential that public safety be treated above partisan differences.
"As public security is a shared responsibility between the Union, states and municipalities, and the majority of elected governors are from parties opposed to the federal government, the FBSP considers it essential that the issue be addressed above political antagonisms, with leadership, dialogue and commitment", says the text.
The Senate approved the Public Security PEC in two rounds this Tuesday (3). The proposal received 73 votes in favor in the first round and 75 votes in favor and no votes against in the second. The text continues for promulgation.
The proposal establishes in the Constitution the Unified Public Security System (Susp), with the objective of integrating actions to combat organized crime between the Union, states and the Federal District.
Among the measures envisaged are the possibility of creating municipal police forces for overt and community policing, the expansion of the Federal Highway Police (PRF)'s operations to waterways and railways and the provision for joint action by security forces.
The text also provides measures to combat criminal organizations, militias and paramilitary groups, including the possibility of expropriation of assets, rights and economic values involved in criminal activities.
The vote took place after an impasse between the government and opposition over proposals to reduce the age of criminal responsibility. The plenary decided to vote on the PEC without analyzing the highlights presented by the PL and the PT, which dealt with the topic. The approved requests determined that the two proposals would be processed separately.
The recreation of the Ministry of Public Security is one of the measures planned by the Lula government after the approval of the PEC. The intention is for the department to be permanent and coordinate national policy in the area.
