Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) signed this Monday (4th), in a ceremony at Palácio dos Bandeirantes, a term of cooperation with the Court of Justice of São Paulo (TJ-SP) so that aggressors of women and suspects released in custody hearings are monitored using electronic anklets in the city of São Paulo.
Initially, in the pilot project, 200 ankle bracelets will be made available by the Secretariat of Public Security, in partnership with the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration. The forecast is that the action will be expanded, reaching more than 8,000 devices in the coming months.
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The application of the measure will be available in all cases of arrest registered in the capital, but judges will be able to prioritize cases of domestic violence. This way, if the aggressor approaches the victim again, the police can be immediately called.
According to the government, the measure aims to combat criminal recidivism and also monitor perpetrators of other crimes who are released in custody hearings.
“Criminal recidivism is one of the obstacles to combating violence. Therefore, we call the Judiciary for the discussion, for a joint solution. This goes for several crimes and, in the case of domestic violence, it will be a preponderant factor for us to enforce the protective measure”, said the Secretary of Public Security, Guilherme Derrite.
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According to the São Paulo government, from January to August this year, around 25,000 custody hearings were held in the capital. Of this total, for cases of domestic violence, the percentage of offenders released at the custody hearing was 31%.
From January to July, there was a 7.8% increase in the number of female victims of rape and a 4.1% increase in the number of vulnerable rapes compared to the same period in 2022.
Statewide, there were 66 arrests for femicide from January to July this year. The records of non-compliance with protective measures, from January to August 3, total 9,144 cases.
Source: CNN Brasil
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