The governor of Rio de Janeiro declares that the proposal is unconstitutional and cites a recent STF decision against a similar benefit
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro (PL), declared on Monday 20th that he will veto the so-called “far west bonus” and the other bonuses approved by Parliament State Legislature (Alerj). The statement was made during an event of the Navega RJ program, in Rio Imagem, in the center of the capital.
According to Castro, the measures are unconstitutional and the decision was taken after the defeat of the state government before the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which considered irregular a bonus granted with a parliamentary amendment to the Secretariat of the Penitentiary Administration.
“A veto will be placed, not only on this, but on all the bonuses coming from the Assembly. Also because the Secretariat of the Penitentiary Administration suffered a defeat last week precisely on a bonus granted with an amendment and considered unconstitutional”, declared the governor.
Castro also said the veto seeks to avoid damage to servers. “Imagine that the server has to return money. It makes no sense to want to impose something that the Court will then declare unconstitutional, as has now happened in the Judicial Police. All new bonuses will be vetoed”, he added.
Alerj a project was approved at the end of September which provides for the payment of rewards to police officers who “neutralize” criminals in operations. The text was incorporated into a proposal from the Executive dealing with the restructuring of the Civil Police Secretariat.
In practice, the provision would represent the return of the “wild west bonus”, created in 1995 and extinguished three years later, after studies had highlighted an increase in summary executions during its validity.
According to the amendment presented by the deputies Alan Lopez (PL), Marcelo Dino (Union) e Alexander Knoploch (PL), the bonuses could vary from 10% to 150% of the agent’s salary, respecting the constitutional limit. The payment would be granted in two situations: seizure of large-caliber weapons or those for limited use in police operations, and situations involving the neutralization of criminals.
Source: Terra
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