ADPF 187

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ADPF 187
Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.jpg
CourtSupreme Court of Brazil
Full case nameADPF 187 (ATTORNEY GENERAL v. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC)
DecidedJune 15, 2011
Citation(s)Supreme Court of Brazil
permitted the protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs in the country.
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingChief Justice

Antonio Cezar Peluso

Rapporteur Justice

José Celso de Mello Filho

Associate Justices

Carlos Ayres Britto, Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha,
Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski, Ellen Gracie Northfleet,
Luiz Fux, Marco Aurélio Mello


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.[1][2]

Right[edit | edit source]

After of the decision of the Supreme Court, the people will not be penalized:[3]

  • People can to protest in favor of decriminalization of drugs.

High Court decision[edit | edit source]

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Supreme Court of Brazil.

Judiciary representation[edit | edit source]

Supreme Court members Ministers Yes No
Antonio Cezar Peluso 1 1
Carlos Ayres Britto 1 1
Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha 1 1
Ellen Gracie Northfleet 1 1
José Celso de Mello Filho 1 1
Marco Aurélio Mello 1 1
Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski 1 1
Luiz Fux 1 1
Total 08 08 0

Legislative representation[edit | edit source]

Attorney General of Brazil Prosecutor Yes No
Roberto Gurgel 1 1
Total 1 1 0

Executive representation[edit | edit source]

Solicitor-General of Brazil Solicitor General Yes No
Luís Inácio Adams 1 1
Total 1 1 0

Amici curiae[edit | edit source]

Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 187) (02)
Associação Brasileira de Estudos Sociais de Psicoativos – ABESUP Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais – IBCCRIM

See also[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. [http://www.stf.jus.br/portal/cms/verNoticiaDetalhe.asp?idConteudo=182124 Protests of decriminalization of drugs in Brazil

    ]

  2. [http://www.dutch-passion.nl/en/news-and-development/brazil-supreme-court-rules-pro-marijuana-marches-are-legal/ Brazil: Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal

    ]

  3. [http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2011/06/supremo-libera-protestos-favor-da-legalizacao-das-drogas.html Protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs is not a crime by Supreme Court

    ]


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