RiodeJaneiroDeclaration

ByinvitationoftheCoordinationofthePacificationPoliceUnitoftheMilitaryPoliceofRiodeJaneirostate, and in partnership with Viva Rio, we have come together in Rio de Janeiro and present the following conclusions.Wearepublicsecurityandlawenforcementprofessionalsfromseventeencountries(Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, the USA, Guatemala, the Netherlands, Mexico, Nicaragua,Peru,Portugal,theUnitedKingdom,SwitzerlandandUruguay),includingseveralauthoritieswho havedevelopedinnovativedrugpoliciesincountriessuchasPortugalandUruguay. We have gathered here to rethink the repressive law enforcement policies against the trade and use of illegaldrugs,whichwehavespentagreatpartofourlivesenforcing.Weareconcernedabouttheveryfew resultsthathavebeenachievedinsomanyyearsofbattle,asweseemtobestuckinaviciouscycle.Weare even more concerned about a number of negative consequences for which we have paid a high price in resourcesandlives.Wereaffirmthecontinuedneedfortoughenforcementagainstorganizedcrime,money launderingandcorruption,butwearenolongersatisfiedwiththeWaronDrugsdoctrine.Wearelooking forother,moreeffectiveandmoreconstructiveapproaches. Individual choices that lead to drug use are the result of complex psychological and social factors, which affect people from childhood onwards and in particular during adolescence. Family, religious faith, school andthecommunityallplayaroleinthis,butinmanycountriescurrentdrugpoliciesdumptheentireissue onthepoliceandthepenalsystem.Weresentthissituationthatexposesustogreatrisks,endangeringour ownlivesaswellthoseofothers,ourmoraleandtheimageofourinstitutions.Itisnotfairanditdoesnt address the root cause of the problem. A civic police force in a democratic society should pursue more intelligentandconsistentgoals,includinginitscombat. The experience of the Pacifying Police Units (UPP) in Rio de Janeiro deserves the attention of the internationalcommunity.Itdoesntrenouncelawenforcementagainstorganizedcrime.Onthecontrary,it hasstepped upitslawenforcement,reclaimedterritories,andreducedarmedviolence. Thepolice useof forceandthecommunitypoliceeffectivelyworktogether.However,noteverythingistheresponsibilityof thepolice.Socialandeconomicinvestmentsinurbanizationprojectsinthefavelasandtheintegrationofthe city have increased. Opportunities have been created to work together with community health services, offeringaharmreductionstrategyforalcoholandotherdrugaddictions. WeknowthattheRiodeJaneiroexperiencestillfacesseriouschallenges,andsomeaspectsofitconcerns us, such as its sustainability in the long term but it motivates us to consider other examples, like the decriminalizationofdrugsinPortugal,intheNetherlandsandinUruguay,thesaleofmedicinalmarihuanain seventeen US states, harm reduction policies and therapeutic models in Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, as well as multidisciplinary reintegration programs for atrisk youth and for youthinconflictwiththelawinNicaraguaandPeru,preventionprograms,likeDAREandPROERD,thathave been important in the experience of some countries of Latin America and educational practices, such as thoseoftheYouthIntegrationCenterinMexico.Allparticipantsinthismeetinghavegoodpracticestoshare thatarebasedonthesimplepremisethatpunishmentalonedoesntwork.Theseexamplesdeservetobe shared with others, while allowing for adjustments to the reality of each country. Overall, these practices demonstratethataspoliceofficersweneedtobebetterpreparedtoaddressdruguse. Despite the many challenges, we share a realistic optimism that it is possible to overcome the harm and damagecreatedbythesocalled"WaronDrugs.Insteadoffightingtoothandnailforthefantasyofadrug

freeworld,wewanttoachievemoreobjectivegoalstoreducetheharmfulconsequencesofdruguse,both forindividualsandsocietyasawhole. We call upon our colleagues in law enforcement and public security to courageously commit to this issue andfosteracloserrelationshipwithothergovernmentsectorsandsocietywhoalsoneedtobeinvolved.

IntheInternationalDayofPeace,September21,2011,subscribethisdeclaration:

AlejandroSilva,Nicaragua.DelegationofTerresdesHommesinNicaragua. DanielLlaury,Peru.ChiefoftheElAugustinoprecinctandcoordinatoroftheSpecializedModule focusedonYouthinPolicePrecincts. ErlindaCastillo,Nicaragua.ChiefoftheYouthServicesDivisionatthePoliceofNicaragua. FlvioAlves,Portugal.SupervisoratPortuguesePoliceofPublicSecurityanddirectorofthe DepartmentofCriminalInvestigation. HansvanDuijn,Netherlands.FormerpresidentoftheDutchPoliceUnionandcurrentmember andspeakerofLawEnforcementAgainstProhibition(LEAP). HugoArmandoRamrezMeja,ElSalvador.VicedirectorofPublicSecurityfortheElSalvador Police. JackCole,USA.FormerexecutivedirectoroftheorganizationLawEnforcementAgainst Prohibition(LEAP),workedasundercoverpoliceofficerindrugcrimesinvestigations. JooGoulo,Portugal.PresidentofthePortugueseInstituteonDrugsandDrugAddiction(IDT). JoaquimPereira,Portugal.DirectoroftheNationalUnittoFightDrugTrafficking(UNCTE)in Portugal. JorgedaSilva,Brazil.FormerChiefofStaffofRiodeJaneiroStateMilitaryPoliceandcurrent professorintheStateUniversity. JuanSonoquiMartinez,Mexico.ClassAofficeroftheD.A.R.E.(DrugAbuseResistance Education)projectfortheMunicipalPreventivePoliceinCajeme,Sonora,inMexico. LucieneMagalhes,Brazil.PresidentofthedoBrazilianForumonPublicSecurityandcolonelof MinasGeraisStateMilitaryPolice. LuisMauricioLermandaLpez,Chile.ChiefofPersonalandLogisticsfortheDrugsDepartment, attheCarabineersofChile. MelissaJardine,Australia.ResearcheronharmreductionintheNossalInstituteandmemberof anetworkoflawenforcementagentswhosupportharmreductionstrategies(LEAHRN).

MiltonRomani,Uruguay.TravelingAmbassadoronDrugsandHumanRights. NairoLopezRiao,Colombia.ChiefoftheJudiciaryPoliceattheAtlanticoprovince,Colombia NationalPolice. NeillFranklin,USA.ExecutiveDirectorofLawEnforcementAgainstProhibition(LEAP)andretired policeofficerfromtheMarylandStatePolice. NicoleTurner,Australia.Policeofficerfortwentyyears,researcherattheNossalInstituteas CoordinatoroftheLawEnforcementandHarmReductionNetwork(LEAHRN). OrlandoZacconeBrazil.Chiefpoliceofficerofthe18thPrecinctatPraadaBandeirainRiode Janeiro,formerdirectorofPrisonersControloftheInterstatePolice(POLINTER). PlautoRobertodeLimaFerreira,Brazil.MajorofCearStateMilitaryPoliceandcoordinatorofa drugrehabilitationprojectforlawenforcementprofessionals. ReinaldoCorrea,Brazil.PoliceofficeroftheDivisionforPreventionandEducation(DIPE)ofthe DrugsInvestigationsDepartmentoftheCivilPolice(DENARC)inSoPaulo. RobsonRodrigues,Brazil.ColonelofRiodeJaneiroStateMilitaryPoliceandCoordinatorofthe PacifierPoliceUnits(UPP). RogerFlury,Switzerland.DruganalystfortheFederalCriminalPoliceofSwitzerland. RubemCesarFernandes,Brazil.ExecutivedirectorofVivaRio. RubensFabianRebuffo,Argentina.HeadoftheDivisionforInformationServicesoftheNeuqun Police,Argentina. SoniaDallIgna,Brazil.DirectoroftheDivisionforPreventionandEducation(DIPE)oftheDrugs InvestigationsDepartmentoftheCivilPolice(DENARC)inRioGrandedoSul. ThomasZosel,Germany.ChiefDetectiveandInvestigationTeamLeaderofthePolice DepartmentinFrankfurtamMain,inGermany,attheDrugCrimesDivision. TomLloyd,England.FormerChiefConstableofCambridgeshire,England,andcurrent coordinatoroftheLawEnforcementprojectoftheInternationalDrugPolicyConsortium(IDPC). WagnerRicardoCoutinhoRego,Brazil.MajorofAlagoasStateMilitaryPoliceandcreatorofa specializedmoduleondrugprevention,HumanRightsandcitizenshipinmunicipalschools. WilsonPetroniloLopezMaldonado,Guatemala.PoliceofficerattheDivisionfortheAnalysisof AntinarcoticsInformation(DAIA)oftheNationalCivilPoliceofGuatemala. YonyRobertMezquitaMachado,Uruguay.PoliceofficerattheDepartmentofPublicOrderof theInvestigationsDivisionfromMontevideoPolice,inUruguay.