Sérgio Moro: So it is indeed the role of the State, of the Government, to promote preventive mechanisms to reduce opportunity and, on the other hand, to promote repressive mechanisms so that illicit acts are identified and, when identified, severely punished.
Sérgio Moro: But if it was almost impossible to approve any measure in this area in this Congress, unfortunately, under the influence of Lula's government base, we have now seen this change in the second half of the year.
Last year, we only managed to pass the law that ended temporary prison leaves, the so-called 'saidinhas' — Lula vetoed it and then that veto was overturned — but this year we saw the Government itself become concerned and finally take some initiative, submitting the Public Security PEC.
Sérgio Moro: Many limitations, but at least that gave — and gives the Congress — the opportunity to amend the Constitution to truly pursue what we need.
Sérgio Moro: And, over in the Chamber of Deputies, a report was recently presented by Deputy Mendonça Filho, who, by the way, is from União Brasil, the party to which I am also affiliated.