ADPF 187
| ADPF 187 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Court | Supreme Court of Brazil |
| Full case name | ADPF 187 (ATTORNEY GENERAL v. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC) |
| Decided | June 15, 2011 |
| Citation | Supreme Court of Brazil permitted the protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs in the country |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Chief Justice
Rapporteur Justice 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
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
Judiciary representation
| 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
| Attorney General of Brazil | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive representation
| Solicitor-General of Brazil | Solicitor General | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Amici curiae
| Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 187) (02) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Brasileira de Estudos Sociais de Psicoativos – ABESUP | Instituto Brasileiro de Ciências Criminais – IBCCRIM | ||||||||
