“An affront to democracy [and] an affront to the rule of law.” Brazilian State Deputy Marcelo Freixo, himself a victim of numerous death threats for his work investigating and denouncing criminal gangs, speaking of the killing of Judge Patrícia Acioli

On 11 August 2011, Judge Patrícia Acioli was shot 21 times outside her home in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, by members of the Military Police. Her long track record of presiding over criminal cases implicating Brazilian police officers in human rights violations had made her a target of numerous death threats. In October, 11 police officers, including a commanding officer, were detained and charged with her killing. It was reported that, at the time of her death, Judge Acioli had been presiding over the investigation into allegations of extrajudicial executions and criminal activity by the policemen involved. Her death was a serious blow to the human rights movement in Brazil, but her tireless pursuit of justice remains an inspiration to countless others who, like Judge Acioli, refuse to let human rights violations go unchallenged.(Amnesty-Jahresbericht 2012)

http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2011/09/20/brasilien-daten-statistiken-bewertungen-rankings/

„…onde a pratica da tortura e os maus-tratos sao ainda sistematicos.“ Folha de Sao Paulo über Brasiliens Gefängniss, vor Genf:

http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2012/05/23/brasiliens-gravierende-menschenrechtslage-vor-kritischer-prufung-am-25-mai-in-genf-nennen-brasilias-zustandige-regierungspolitiker-in-medientexten-nicht-eine-einzige-menschenrechtsverletzung-beisp/

Rio+20, Brasilien: Das Attentat auf die Richterin Patricia Acioli 2011 in Rio de Janeiro. Todesschwadronen am Zuckerhut.

Montag, 19. September 2011 von Klaus Hart **

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2011/09/cameras-mostram-ultimos-passos-de-juiza-antes-de-assassinato-no-rj.html

In europäischen Analysen ist häufig von einer energischen Kriminalitätsbekämpfung im Vorfeld von Fußball-WM und olympischen Spielen die Rede – in Brasilien selbst wird dies wie üblich völlig anders gesehen.

http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2011/09/17/brasilien-wenn-die-ermordete-richterin-reden-konnte-se-a-juiza-assassinada-falasse-tecio-lins-e-silva-warum-koln-eine-stadtepartnerschaft-mit-rio-de-janeiro-schliest/

Ausriß – Richterin Patricia Acioli.

http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2011/09/19/roters-unterzeichnet-vertrag-mit-rio-kolner-stadtanzeiger-zur-neuen-stadtepartnerschaft/

http://www.hart-brasilientexte.de/2011/09/16/todesschwadronen-in-brasilien-militarpolizist-wegen-des-kopfens-von-opfern-zu-28-jahren-verurteilt-highlanders-todesschwadron-in-sao-paulo/

http://www.livenet.ch/magazin/international/amerika/115827-von_lula_enttaeuscht_die_landlosen_in_brasilien_kaempfen_weiter.html