The man was tied by the legs and arms and dragged by the prosecutors to Sao Paulo. Corporation said it has fired two agents. The case caused revulsion. “It is a demonstration of structural racism,” said Father Julio Lancellotti this Tuesday (06/06) that he dismissed the two agents seen involved in the action.
The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday-Monday in Sao Paulo and an investigation has been opened to investigate the conduct of the police. One of the first to publicize the video was Father Julio Lancellotti, active in social causes in the center of São Paulo.
“It is a demonstration of structural racism. What he did does not justify this type of treatment. He shows aporophobia [aversão e desprezo aos pobres] and povertyphobia. The PM has restraining techniques and this should not be done violently. You can’t justify it with ‘ah, but he tried to steal’,” the priest said.
What happened
An employee of a convenience store in São Paulo’s Vila Mariana neighborhood late Sunday night called the police after three people stole food and drinks, according to a report on the incident. The official described the clothing of the three men and where they would have fled.
In the searches carried out by the police, a 32-year-old man was found with two boxes of chocolates, worth about R$ 30, who informally confessed to the officers about the theft. Also according to the report of the incident, he would have resisted the police, threatened to run away and even take possession of a gun, reasons for which he would have been tied up with ropes.
The agents requested the reinforcement of another vehicle. In total, four police officers participated in the action.
What does the PM say
The Military Police of São Paulo issued a statement, stating that the conduct of the officers is not compatible with the institution’s training and values. He also communicates that an investigation has been opened to ascertain the behavior of the agents and that two of them have been removed from operational activity.
According to the prosecutor, the tied man was arrested in the act for theft. Another 38-year-old man was also arrested and a 15-year-old teenager was arrested. They would wear clothing similar to what the convenience store clerk described and be arrested in the act. The 38-year-old allegedly admitted to having stolen two packets of coffee and resold them.
where the video was shot
The video released on social media was recorded by a witness at the Vila Mariana Emergency Department (UPA), where the bound man was taken into care, as were the other detained man and the arrested teenager.
The witness who recorded the video told the Metrópoles portal that he questioned the violence used by the police and was taken by the prosecutors to the police station.
He is 32 years old and said he was “dissatisfied with the way they treated the citizen”. The witness reported that he was intimidated by the officers and that the bound man screamed in pain.
According to him, the man was tied up for at least three hours, until the police chief called him to collect his testimony.
Repercussion
Deputy Tábata Amaral (PSB – SP) called the case “barbaric” and said he would call the military police’s internal affairs department. According to her, it is unacceptable for this to happen in the largest city in Latin America.
The deputy Orlando Silva (PCdoB – SP) classified the fact as “inadmissible”.
“A black man is bound hand and foot and carried, as if he were prey, by uniformed thugs. It is institutionalized racism, it is barbarism promoted by the hands of the state. We will demand exemplary identification and punishment from the PM-SP,” he wrote. on Twitter.
After the video went viral, experts said there were other ways to immobilize the man accused of theft, since the police were outnumbered and could have handcuffed his legs as a last resort.
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Source: Terra
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