| ADPF 187 | |
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| Court | Supreme Federal Court |
| Full case name | ADPF 187 (Prosecutor General v. President of the Republic) |
| Decided | June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15) |
| Citation | Supreme Court of Brazil permitted the protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs in the country |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | President
Justices |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Mello |
| Concurrence | Peluzo, Britto, Lúcia, Lewandowski, Gracie, Fux and Mello |
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ADPF 187 (June 15, 2011), is a landmark Brazil Supreme Court case. The rapporteur Celso de Mello voted in favor of protests of decriminalization of drugs.
Right
After of the decision of the Supreme Court, the people will not be penalized:
- People can to protest in favor of decriminalization of drugs.
High Court decision
Judiciary representation
| Supreme Court members | Ministers | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cezar Peluso | 1 | 1 | |
| Ayres Britto | 1 | 1 | |
| Cármen Lúcia | 1 | 1 | |
| Ellen Gracie | 1 | 1 | |
| Celso de Melo | 1 | 1 | |
| Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | 1 | |
| Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | |
| Luiz Fux | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 08 | 08 | 0 |
Legislative representation
| Prosecutor General of the Republic | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive representation
| Attorney General of the Union | Attorney General | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Amici curiae
| Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 187) (02) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Brasileira de Estudos Sociais de Psicoativos – ABESUP | Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais – IBCCRIM | ||||||||
See also
References
- Protests of decriminalization of drugs in Brazil (in Portuguese)
- Brazil: Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal (in English)
- Protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs is not a crime by Supreme Court (in Portuguese)
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