Sérgio Moro: And those citizens who find themselves in these areas dominated by the drug trade end up, in practice, being abandoned by the State, living under a state of exception, under the yoke of traffickers and criminals of the worst kind.
Sérgio Moro: And one of the means they have used to reinforce their territorial control is the construction of these barriers.
So it was timely to create a criminal offense focused on this specific reality to prevent these blockades.
Sérgio Moro: I would just like to ask the Rapporteur's leave to make a drafting suggestion, if possible.
Sérgio Moro: In paragraph 1 of art. 338-A it says there: "The same penalty shall apply to whoever restricts the free movement of people, goods and services, or prevents or hinders the actions of the public security forces, including investigation and police pursuit."