{"id":33017,"date":"2023-12-02T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33017"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:19:08","slug":"brazil-ministry-of-education-advances-the-debate-on-restorative-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33017","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: Ministry of Education advances the debate on restorative justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. . DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION . . <\/p>\n

An article from the Ministry of Education in Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n

On\u00a0Tuesday, November 28th, the 2nd\u00a0Restorative Justice Dialogue\u00a0in Schools was organized by the Ministry of Education (MEC) through the\u00a0Secretariat of Continuing Education, Youth and Adult Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion (Secadi). The initiative is in partnership with the National Council of Justice (CNJ) and aims to promote a culture of peace and non-violence in schools. The broadcast is\u00a0available on\u00a0the MEC YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This\u00a0second meeting featured\u00a0the\u00a0participation of\u00a0judge Egberto de Almeida Penido and judge Roberto Portugal Bacellar. The debate was moderated by Yann Evanovick Furtado, general coordinator of Educational Policies for Youth, at Secadi.<\/p>\n

According to \u00a0judge Roberto Portugal Bacellar,\u00a0having a new look at the\u00a0issue of\u00a0authority\u00a0makes it possible to\u00a0work in a cooperative,\u00a0integrative manner and\u00a0with a systemic vision. \u201cThe idea of restorative justice is that we can\u00a0analyze a conflict with a complex, systemic view,\u00a0instead of seeing it as\u00a0a\u00a0fragmented episode. We analyze it not as a portrait, but as a film, where we can try to learn about each person\u2019s story,\u201d he explained. According to the judge, restorative justice is participatory and a conflict must be treated together by all who are involved, including students, teachers, principals and even the community.<\/p>\n

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(Click here for the original article in Portuguese<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Restorative justice, What does it look like in practice?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0judge\u00a0Egberto de Almeida Penido,\u00a0restorative justice\u00a0in schools is an\u00a0initiative\u00a0to\u00a0deal not only with violence, but\u00a0with the construction of an environment of fair coexistence. \u201cWhen we talk about restorative justice, we are talking about the value of justice, which is a very expensive value, too precious to be in the hands of\u00a0jurists alone. It concerns each and every one, the way we respond to what affects us\u201d, he stated. According to\u00a0him,\u00a0schools that have adhered to restorative practices have seen a drop in the rate of violence.<\/p>\n

Dialogues \u2013\u00a0The Restorative Justice in Schools cycle of dialogues is part of the Technical Cooperation Agreement for the implementation of the \u201cRestorative Justice in Schools\u201d project, signed by the MEC and the CNJ on November 14th. The debates are a preparation for the implementation of restorative practices in the school environment in 2024. The objective is to promote a culture of peace and non-violence in schools, using practices that involve dialogue, accountability and repairing the damage caused by conflicts.<\/p>\n

Agreement \u2013 The Technical Cooperation Agreement for the implementation of the \u201cRestorative Justice in Schools\u201d project has the objective of contributing resources so that schools can create environments that facilitate the confrontation of internal violence. It is based on qualified listening and restoration and strengthening of relationships that permeate the school environment. These actions require the commitment of the entire school community (leaders, teachers, students, parents) and society, as well as through the training of professionals and students who have an interface with the education network.<\/p>\n

The project also includes: partnership between the courts; the participation of magistrates and civil servants; institutional partners; and the education system and its schools. The dissemination of the basic notions about the various possibilities and functionalities of restorative justice is the responsibility of the CNJ’s Restorative Justice Steering Committee.<\/p>\n

The Technical Cooperation Agreement requires the\u00a0Ministry of Education and the National Council of Justice must promote articulation, management, awareness-raising and training actions in order to achieve restorative justice in the educational system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

. . DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION . . An article from the Ministry of Education in Brazil On\u00a0Tuesday, November 28th, the 2nd\u00a0Restorative Justice Dialogue\u00a0in Schools was organized by the Ministry of Education (MEC) through the\u00a0Secretariat of Continuing Education, Youth and Adult Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion (Secadi). The initiative is in partnership with the National Council of Justice … Continue reading Brazil: Ministry of Education advances the debate on restorative justice<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,77],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-33017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democracy","category-latin-america","tag-latin-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37856,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33017\/revisions\/37856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}