ONU pede que autoridades e manifestantes dialoguem abertamente

No comunicado, a organização ainda demonstra interesse em que o uso da força em protestos recentes não se repita em manifestações populares futuras. A ONU afirma ter recebido grande número de relatos sobre lesões, detenções e prisões, inclusive de jornalistas que cobriam os eventos. A nota também menciona denúncias de organizações da sociedade civil “sobre a arbitrariedade de algumas dessas detenções” e pede pela realização de investigações imediatas, completas, independentes e imparciais sobre o excesso relatado.

 

A ONU também “parabeniza a presidente Dilma Roussef por sua declaração de que as manifestações pacíficas são legítimas” e “pelo acordo feito, na segunda-feira (17), de que a polícia de São Paulo não usaria balas de borracha”. Por fim, no comunicado, a organização pede que “as partes envolvidas se engagem em um diálogo aberto a fim de buscar por soluções para o conflito e por alternativas às demandas sociais legítimas, até mesmo para evitar mais violência. “

 

 

“We urge the Brazilian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with spreading social protests in the country, and also call on demonstrators not to resort to acts of violence in pursuit of their demands. Overnight protests took place in several major Brazilian cities. Most were said to be peaceful but there were reported clashes between demonstrators and police in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.

 

We welcome the statement by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff that peaceful demonstrations are legitimate, and also the agreement on Monday that Sao Paulo police would not use rubber bullets.

 

These protests, mainly over the rising cost of public transport and the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup and the Rio Olympics in 2016, began on 10 June and are the biggest seen in Brazil in more than 20 years.

 

With further protests planned, we are however concerned that the reported excessive use of police force in recent days should not be repeated.

 

We received reports of a number of injuries, arrests and detentions, including of journalists covering the events. Some civil society organizations have also denounced the arbitrary nature of some of these detentions.

 

We call on the Government of Brazil to take all necessary measures to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and to prevent the disproportionate use of force during protests. We further call on authorities to conduct prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into reported excessive force.

 

We urge all parties involved to engage in an open dialogue to find solutions to the conflict and alternatives to address legitimate social demands, as well as to prevent further violence.”