Unanimously, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) overturned the privilege of special jail time, before final sentencing, for those with a higher education degree.
The special prison provided for in the law so far consists of giving inmates with higher education the opportunity to stay in a place other than regular inmates, before handing down a final sentence.
The prosecution argues that the standard violates the constitution and violates the principles of human dignity and isonomy (political equality and before the law).
However, the STF judges noted that prisoners can be separated for certain reasons, even if they have a higher education degree: such as ensuring the protection of one’s physical, moral or psychological integrity, as provided for by law.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes stated that there is no justification for maintaining a benefit that he says conveys the idea that ordinary prisoners are not people who deserve special treatment by the state, the G1 portal writes.
“The contested standard does not protect a category of vulnerable people who deserve protection, on the contrary, it favors those who are already advantaged by their socio-economic position,” he argued, emphasizing that “it harms the fundamental precept of the constitution that guarantees equality for all in law and before the law,” he wrote.
“Granting prison privileges to those who have degrees fails to fulfill any constitutional purpose and favors those who are already favored by their socioeconomic position”.
The special prison for people with higher titles has been in effect since 1937, approved during the government of Getúlio Vargas.
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Source: DN
