Attacks on schools in Brazil: how can minors be held responsible?

One of the teachers attacked by the 13-year-old student, Elisabete Tenreiro, 71, had a cardiac arrest and died in hospital. The funeral takes place this Friday. According to one of her daughters, she had education as her mission. and was loved by students at the schools she visited. (G1)

The vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin, who was governor of São Paulo, paid condolences to the family via social media.

The attacker? A student student eighth year at school, with a history of violence, recently transferred from another public school to EE Thomazia Montoro, in Vila Sônia.

Unfortunately, cases like this are becoming increasingly common in Brazil. According to an unprecedented study, carried out by the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), in 20 years there were 23 violent attacks in schools in Brazil: 24 students died, in addition to four teachers and two education professionals.

To better understand how the legal responsibility of minors involved in episodes like this Monday (27) at the Thomazia Montoro State School works, the Curto News talked to Rodolfo Lorea Malhão, public defender of the State of Rio Grande do Sul classified in the 2nd Public Defender's Office for Children and Youth Specializing in Infractional Acts with assignment at the Children and Youth Courts of the District of Porto Alegre.

How can a minor be held responsible?

"Every teenager who commits an infraction – which is the equivalent of a crime, when committed by a minor – is held responsible and suffers a security measure that, in fact, involves a lot of penalty and punishment.".

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Can parents/guardians also be held responsible?

"Parents and guardians can also be held responsible, but not criminally.".

How does the process of resocialization of these young people work?

“The big difference with the criminal system is that the socio-educational system is, in a way, more structured. The idea, at least in law, is that this teenager receives specialized treatment, which can make him a better adult.”

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