La Asamblea de Río de Janeiro tumba veto a ley que premia con dinero a policías por matar
La Asamblea Legislativa del estado de Río de Janeiro anuló este jueves el veto del gobernador, Claudio Castro, a una norma que ofrece un premio financiero a los policías por matar a presuntos criminales en operativos. Entre los puntos restituidos en la sesión de este jueves, se destaca el artículo que habilita el pago de […]
TL;DR
- Rio de Janeiro's Legislative Assembly reinstated a law offering financial bonuses to police for killing alleged criminals.
- The bonus, described as 'special merit,' can range from 10% to 150% of an officer's salary.
- Payments are intended for scenarios including police injury or death in service, seizure of restricted weapons, or neutralization of suspects.
- Governor Claudio Castro's veto, based on a lack of budgetary provision, was overridden.
- The measure, nicknamed the 'Wild West' bonus, previously operated in Rio de Janeiro from 1995-1998.
- Human rights organizations and the Attorney General's Office have criticized the law as illegal and unconstitutional.
- A past Human Rights Watch study showed a significant percentage of victims killed under the previous bonus law were shot in the back.