Federal judge Maria Amélia Almeida Senos de Carvalho, of the 23rd Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, granted an injunction, this Tuesday (1st), which prevents the sale of the Gustavo Capanema Palace by the federal government. Built in the 1940s, the building is located in the center of the Rio de Janeiro capital.
In response to the request of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), the magistrate emphasizes in the decision that ‘there is no doubt’ that Capanema is a listed property, and, therefore, cannot be sold by the Union. The judge also mentions that, if the measure was not taken in an injunction, the sale of the property could lead to alterations that would permanently modify the building.
“The risk of irreversibility lies in the opposite possibility, of denial of an injunction, authorizing the sale of the property, which could lead to unwanted changes that violate the principle of tipping. injunction”, highlights the judge.
Despite the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro (PL), saying last year that the federal government had given up on the idea, the magistrate guarantees that the sale of the palace continues to be discussed internally by the Union.
The Gustavo Capanema Palace, a landmark of modern Brazilian architecture, listed by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (Iphan) in 1948. The building has 16 floors and once housed the headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Health.
Inaugurated by Getúlio Vargas, the building was designed by architects such as Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Affonso Eduardo Reidy, Jorge Machado Moreira, Carlos Leão and Ernany de Vasconcelos, with consultancy from Le Corbusier. The gardens were designed by Burle Marx.
The federal government, through the Ministry of Economy (MEC), was sought to express its opinion on the sale and the injunction of federal justice, but, so far, has not returned.
Source: CNN Brasil
