Favelas no longer have concrete rights, affirms Renan Santos while explaining the state of exception
cbn27 August 2026 at 14:38
The presidential candidate in the 2026 elections, Renan Santos, explained during the CBN, O Globo and Valor interview his proposal to implement a state of exception in Brazilian favelas, with police operations and support from the Armed Forces. He stated that currently there are no concrete rights in communities dominated by organized crime, which live in a "parallel regime" outside the Democratic Rule of Law. The candidate declared that a new ADPF das Favelas would not be followed depending on the situation and that perhaps a PEC for Public Security would be necessary, arguing that the biggest problem is one of coordination and political will rather than legislation.
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