Government announces funds for construction of two prisons in Rio

The federal and Rio de Janeiro governments signed this Monday (19) agreements in the area of ​​public security. Among them is the transfer of funds for the construction of two prisons in the state. The two units will have the capacity to receive up to a thousand detainees. One of them will be of maximum security and will be able to house 200 prisoners. The other, of medium security, will be able to receive 800 people. Also agreed was the transfer of 31 highly dangerous prisoners from Rio de Janeiro to federal penitentiaries in other states. “Initially, there are 31 vacancies in the federal penitentiary system, but the secretary [estadual de Administração Penitenciária do Rio, Maria Rosa Nebel] knows that she has unlimited credit in the federal prison system. All transfers that are necessary and authorized by the Justice will be carried out”, said the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino. According to the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, the prisoners who will be transferred are still being defined together with the Public Ministry and the Criminal Execution Court. Cargo theft The Ministry of Justice also signed a partnership agreement for a joint operation against cargo theft in the state. “Cargo theft was a priority defined by the governor of Rio de Janeiro. He defined this as the first theme of integrated operations. There will be others”, said Dino. “No criminal activity today is isolated from others that make up a kind of criminal ecosystem”, he added. victims of violence.The Ministry of Justice also established partnerships with the federal universities of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and Fluminense (UFF) to strengthen research aimed at reducing violence.

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