Defensoria asks the SP government to compensate the families of those killed in the PM’s action at a funk dance in Paraisópolis; complete case 1 year | Saint Paul

Twelve people survived. This Tuesday (1st), the case turns one year old. One of the victims was excluded from the application because the Ombudsman’s Office could not find relatives.

Wanted by G1, the governor’s press office João Doria (PSDB) informed, by note, that State Attorney General (PGE) It will only analyze claims for damages once the investigation of the Civil Police, which investigates the causes and possible responsibilities of the dead and injured in the Ball DZ7. In total, 31 military policemen remain at a distance and are being investigated.

“The follow-up of the requests is carried out in conjunction with the State Public Defender’s Office, with more than ten meetings throughout 2019 to follow up on claims for compensation, the instruction of which depends on the conduct of the police investigation,” the statement reported of the government. state.

The family of Mateus dos Santos Costa, the ninth victim killed during the police operation in the community, has not yet been found by public defenders. The boy was 23 years old and died of a spinal injury, according to the expert report.

The defenders were unable to include Mateus’ relatives in the claims for moral and material damages. The Defensoría made requests in June to the State Attorney General, who acts as the defense of the São Paulo government.

The other 12 people who survived also did not appear in the State’s request for compensation.

In the opinion of the Ombudsman, the São Paulo government should be held responsible for the deaths. According to the defenders, the people died only because of the violent action of the Military Police to disperse those attending the party.

“We know that no money will bring the victims back. But this recognition has a very important symbolic effect. It would be the State recognizing that, due to the action of its security agents, those people died ”, said the public defender. Fernanda Penteado Balera, assistant coordinator of Center for citizenship and human rights.

Advocates also claim that the State Attorney General’s Office does not need to wait for the police investigation to complete to compensate the families.

If PGE refuses to pay the victims’ relatives, the Public Defender’s Office can sue to collect compensation. For confidentiality reasons, the suggested values ​​are not disclosed.

Witnesses and survivors said they had seen military police drop gas and moral bombs on people at the dance and flee into the neighborhood alleys.

According to the Ombudsman’s Office, the PM agents cornered them in a dead end, known as the Louro alley. They then started attacking the regulars, causing confusion. Resident-recorded videos show officers beating victims who left the alley during the dispersal.

Many people could not leave and died suffocated, crammed. Forensic report confirmed that eight victims died of suffocation and another, Mateus, died of trauma.

The examinations also showed that the victims arrived dead at the hospitals, some with injuries from those who had been trampled while trying to escape from the alley.

The PMs who participated in the action deny having cornered the regulars of the funk party in the alley. They claim they were trampled to death after two motorcycle criminals, who were chased by officers, infiltrated the party and shot in the direction of the police.

A year later, the suspects sought by officers were never identified or arrested.

The version of the PM, from the beginning of the police chase to the suspects, is present in video recorded by security cameras and also in the virtual report. It has not yet been finalized and will replace face-to-face reconstitution.

Between 5,000 and 8,000 people attended the DZ7 Ball that morning in the community. The party took place near three streets: Rodolf Lutze, Iratinga me Ernest renan.

According to the MPs, there were riots and the population attacked them with sticks, stones and bottles. They then decided to use rubber bullets, gas and moral bombs and batons to disperse the crowd attending the dance.

Wanted for G1, Lawyer Fernando Capano, who defends 20 of the 31 policemen who participated in the Paraisópolis incident, again denounced that his clients are innocent and acted in accordance with the law.

“We continue to believe that the true person responsible for the tragedy of Paraisópolis could be held responsible, either from a criminal point of view, or for the total failure of municipal attitudes for an event of that magnitude to occur,” said Fernando, suggesting that people answer for the deaths.

OR State Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP) The investigation investigating whether the 31 PM caused deaths and injuries in people who attended the funk dance has not yet completed.

The military policemen have been away from street patrols for a year and work administratively in their battalions. In July this year they were questioned by the Civil Police.

There is no forecast for the completion of this consultation and when it will be sent to Public Ministry (MP). Despite this, the Public Ministry already reported in August of this year that it has sufficient evidence to denounce the PM to Justice for the crime of intentional homicide for possible fraud, which is one in which the risk of death is assumed.

A PM Internal Affairson the other hand, their investigation culminated in February with the conclusion that the actions of the Military Police were lawful and that they acted in legitimate defense. The agency also requested his file, but the Military Public Ministry requested more videos and statements.

Although it requested compensation for the families of eight murdered young people, the Ombudsman’s Office directly accompanies the families of four of these victims.

The families of the other four dead have the legal advice of Rede Liberdade, a group made up of lawyers who act free of charge in cases of human rights violations.

“This has a pedagogical effect: the State recognizes that its public agents acted outside the legal guidelines and compensates families as a way of signaling to society that it does not tolerate this type of behavior,” he hopes. Felipe Freitas, program advisor for Rede Liberdade.

None of the dead lived in Paraisópolis. As the deceased included minors under 18 years of age, the Ombudsman’s Center for Childhood and Youth also accompanies the relatives and participates with them in meetings with government representatives to discuss compensation.

Among the victims are young people between 14 and 23 years old.

See below who are the 9 dead, how they died and who defends them:

• Mateus dos Santos Costa, 23 years old, died of trauma – family not found by the Public Defender’s Office
• Gustavo Xavier, 14 years old, died of suffocation – Public Defender
• Marcos Paulo Oliveira, 16 years old, died of suffocation – Public Defender
• Gabriel Rogério de Moraes, 20 years old, died of suffocation – Public Defender
• Eduardo Silva, 21, died of suffocation – Public Defender
• Denys Henrique Quirino, 16, died asphyxiated – Rede Liberdade
• Dennys Guilherme dos Santos, 16, died of suffocation – Rede Liberdade
• Luara Victoria de Oliveira, 18 years old, died of suffocation – Rede Liberdade
• Bruno Gabriel dos Santos, 22 years old, died of suffocation – Rede Liberdade

Since the tragedy, the relatives of the deceased youths have protested to show that the deaths were caused by the police action that morning.

In addition to demanding justice and punishment from the PMs involved, they want the government to acknowledge its responsibility for the deaths by paying compensation.

“Since my son cannot return, there is no payment for his life. For me and my wife, this amount would help us live a little better because of this situation ”, said this week the unemployed person. Reinaldo Cabral de Moraes, 53 years old, father of Gabriel Rogério de Moraes, who lived in Mogi das Cruzes, a city in the interior of the state. “My dreams were linked to the death of my son.”