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SÃO PAULO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2nd BULLETIN OF JUNE

Drug consumption in the of city Sao Paulo is a very important topic public authorities are trying to fight it, especially in the region of Cracolândia, downtown. Since April 2022, drug addicts started to be taken to the Hospital da Bela Vista, in the Central Zone of the city, to comply with a maximum hospitalization period of 90 days. This city governmental action aims at fighting drug dealers in the streets, and it started after the dealers moved from the Luz area – the original Cracolândia – to Princesa Isabel Square. The public authorities hope that by helping the drug addicts dealing with their addiction will make the streets less crowded and drug dealers will be more recognizable. This measure was strengthened by the Operation Caronte that was launched on May 11th, which tries to reduce the presence of drug addicts and make it more difficult for the traffickers to hide in the crowd. It is nevertheless to be noted that this action is implemented against the will of drug addicts, who do not give their consent to be taken to the hospital.

It is the first time that the municipal management resorts to this measure. In 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned the new Drug Law, which authorizes hospitalization without the users’ consent.

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