{"id":80253,"date":"2024-12-20T08:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=80253"},"modified":"2024-12-29T13:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T16:27:31","slug":"eduardo-paes-halts-tribute-to-amarildo-de-souza-blocking-street-name-change-in-rocinha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=80253","title":{"rendered":"Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes Halts Tribute to Amarildo de Souza, Blocking Street Name Change in Rocinha"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the last photographs of Amarildo de Souza, taken in June 2013 in Rocinha, during the distribution of Fala Ro\u00e7a<\/em> copies in the Rua 2 area. Photo: Fala Ro\u00e7a<\/em> Archives\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

For the original article by Igor Soares and Rodrigo Silva published in Fala Ro\u00e7a, click here<\/a>. RioOnWatch translated this article to update our English-speaking audience on a critical story we covered during the original tragedy<\/a> in 2013. Amarildo de Souza’s disappearance marked the first time favela organizers, strategically using social media, were able to catapult police violence in their communities to national<\/a> and global attention, forcing an investigation<\/a> by Brazil’s authorities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Amarildo de Souza<\/a>, a Rocinha<\/a> resident and assistant bricklayer, was killed by officers from the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP)<\/a> in 2013. This year marks 11 years since his disappearance and death.<\/p>\n

According to City Councilwoman M\u00f4nica Cunha<\/a> (PSOL), Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes<\/a> vetoed Municipal Bill 2556\/2023<\/a>, which proposed renaming Rua 2 (Street #2), located at the top of the Rocinha favela, to Rua Amarildo de Souza (Amarildo de Souza Street). The proposal had been approved by City Council<\/a> on October 10. The name change was intended as a tribute to Amarildo, a Rocinha resident and assistant bricklayer who was killed by officers<\/a> from the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in 2013. July 14 of this year marked the 11th anniversary of his disappearance and death.<\/p>\n

The law passed following a second round of discussions, after over a year of debate by the City Council. A few months ago, Amarildo\u2019s family launched a digital campaign advocating for the bill\u2019s advancement and approval. The bill was envisioned by City Councilor Monica Cunha.<\/p>\n

On X (formerly Twitter), the councilwoman criticized<\/a> the mayor’s rejection of the project to rename the street. \u201cDuring Brazilian Black Awareness Month<\/a> [in November], the Rio de Janeiro City Council passed Bill 2556\/2023 naming a street in Rocinha after Amarildo de Souza. A father, son, brother, and uncle, Amarildo de Souza became internationally known as a victim of armed violence. He was kidnapped, tortured, killed, and disappeared,\u201d she began. \u201cThis is about ensuring the right to justice, truth, and reparation. But it’s also about stopping the endless counting of bodies<\/a> and ensuring that this will not happen again! On Tuesday, I paid tribute to the victims of police operations in Mar\u00e9<\/a> and Lins<\/a>. Last week, I marked the memory of the condemnation of the Brazilian State,\u201d she added. The councilwoman expressed her opposition to Paes\u2019 veto. \u201cWe cannot accept the normalization of daily deaths. We need to preserve memory<\/a>, stand against barbarity, and build a reality where such grave violations do not happen again. I strongly condemn Mayor Eduardo Paes\u2019 veto! We will continue fighting for memory, truth, justice, reparation, and the assurance that this will not be repeated,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

In the official statement sent to the City Council, the mayor argued that urban planning falls under the jurisdiction of the executive branch, not the legislative branch. \u201cLaws concerning municipal policies, plans, programs, and sectoral development are the responsibility of the mayor,\u201d he stated. According to the document, he further noted that \u201cthe street was officially recognized as \u2018Rua Dois da Rocinha\u2019 by Decree 36,708 of January 10, 2013, with the participation of residents in the name selection process, as per administrative procedure 02\/200,097\/2012.<\/p>\n

He concluded by calling the change unconstitutional. \u201cIn light of the reasons I have outlined, I am compelled to veto Bill 2556 of 2023 in its entirety due to its unconstitutionality and legal flaws.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Amarildo Case<\/h3>\n

Born and raised in Rocinha’s Rua 2, in the upper part of the hill, Amarildo was unjustly detained in July 2013 following a police operation. On the night of July 14, he was stopped and taken by Military Police officers while returning home from fishing. According to the police’s account, the officers mistook him for a wanted drug dealer.<\/p>\n

Three years later, 12 of the 25 military police officers charged in the Amarildo case were convicted, while four were acquitted in 2019. Last year, the Sixth Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) increased the sentences of the officers convicted<\/a> for the disappearance and death of the construction worker.<\/p>\n

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