1. "Womanhood: we are many, we are multiple": MPPA awards women active in the defense of rights
On Monday morning, the 12th, the State Public Prosecutor's Office, through the Women's Protection Center (Núcleo Mulher), held the “Womanities: we are many, we are multiple” awards ceremony, in honor of leading women who play a significant role in their respective areas of activity or in favor of other women. The event took place in the auditorium of the MPPA's Center for Studies and Functional Improvement. In total, 14 women were honored:
Ana Cláudia Bastos de Pinho , Public Prosecutor and Coordinator of the Operational Support Center for Human Rights (CAODH);
Ana Maria Magalhães de Carvalho , 2nd Criminal Prosecutor of Icoaraci and President of the Association of the Public Ministry of the State of Pará (Ampep);
Ana Paula Silva Gomes de Freitas , Secretary of State for Women;
Bárbara Caroline Martins Oliveira , Manager of Sexual and Gender Diversity at the State Secretariat for Racial Equality and Human Rights (SEIRDH);
Dulcelinda Lobato Pantoja , Attorney General of Criminal Justice;
Ivaney Darling de Carvalho Costa , Professor of Sociology at the State Secretariat of Education (SEDUC);
Maély Ferreira Holanda Ramos , Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Public Security at the Federal University of Pará;
Márcia Vieira da Silva Kambeba , Specialist in Environmental Education for sustainable development, PhD and indigenous;
Maria Betânia de Carvalho Fidalgo Arroyo , Regional Director of the Ser Educacional Group and Rector of the University of the Amazon (UNAMA);
Sister Marie Henriqueta Ferreira Cavalcante , Human Rights Defender and President of the Dom José Luís Azcona Institute;
Mônica Rei Moreira Freire , Public Prosecutor for Children and Youth in Belém and Coordinator of the Operational Support Center for Children and Youth (CAOIJ);
Ubiragilda Silva Pimentel , Deputy Attorney General for the Technical-Administrative area and 11th Criminal Attorney General;
Vyllya Costa Barra Sereni , Public Prosecutor;
Zélia Amador de Deus , Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and activist in the anti-racist struggle and for the rights of the black population.
Welcoming the honorees, the Attorney General of Justice, César Mattar Jr., began the event by highlighting the Public Prosecutor's Office's efforts to achieve gender equality within the institution, reiterating the importance of holding an award that recognizes the work developed by these women. “Since we took office on April 12, 2021, we immediately placed almost 70% women in our administration, for reasons of fairness. But this strengthening is not only due to the commitment to inclusion; it is actually due to the need to recognize those who make a difference. It is not enough to be a woman to be honored; you need to be a woman and be among those who are the true reason for the Public Prosecutor's Office to exist, to strengthen the participation of those who make a difference. This is the commitment of our institution,” highlighted the Attorney General. Created by the Women's Center, the main objective of “Mulheridades: somos muitos, somos muitos” is to recognize women involved in the work of protecting women in situations of domestic violence and in the effectiveness of women's rights and guarantees, and who have somehow demonstrated distinct relevance in their respective areas of activity in favor of other women. For the Coordinator of the Women's Center, public prosecutor Luziana Dantas, “Mulheridades” aims to exalt the subjectivities and experiences belonging to the reality of each woman honored. “The term ‘Womanhood’ encompasses all women, in a multifaceted way, so we seek to give the greatest possible diversity to those honored, who are trans women, black women, indigenous women, women lawyers, women teachers, who make a difference in the way they contribute to society, so that it may be transformed in a more just way between women and men, but also through their own trajectory of overcoming and confronting this patriarchal system and intersectionalities, which encompasses aspects beyond being a woman, but also the racial and sexual aspects in which they are inserted, for example. It is a joint and daily confrontation in which these women experience greater vulnerabilities than white and heterosexual women, for example”, explains the coordinator of the Women’s Center.
Among those honored was the Coordinator of the Operational Support Center for Human Rights of the MPPA, Public Prosecutor Ana Cláudia Pinho, who spoke about the need to create truly democratic spaces for women through inclusion, especially through the articulation of the MPPA with society. “Since the first administration of PGJ César, in the first inauguration speech, there is a phrase that I repeat from time to time, which goes like this: many people need the Public Prosecutor's Office, but some need it more than others, that is, to effectively turn our attention to the most vulnerable people within Pará society. And from the beginning, the MP embraced this issue, and it was a principle that quickly bore fruit within the institution.”
“This is a demonstration by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in optimizing its work and services for this niche of society that has been historically vulnerable. So, Luziana, when you develop Mulheridades, and when I look at the people honored, I see that we have black women here, trans women, me, who is a lesbian woman, we have professors, the rector of the University of the Amazon, an indigenous woman, human rights defenders, who are also a great inspiration to us. We have very important sections here, which speak to each identity, the subjectivity of what, in general, we call a woman,” explains the public prosecutor.
2. Offering courses in partnership with SEGUP
Initially, the PPGSP emerged under the name of Postgraduate Program in Conflict Mediation (PPGDSMC), and between 2012 and 2013 it was responsible for qualifying several professionals linked to public security agencies, through an agreement signed with the Public Security Secretariat of the State of Pará (SEGUP).
3. Participation in the Board of the Brazilian Public Security Forum
Professor Edson Ramos is a member of the Board of Directors of the FBSP and holds a specialization and master's degree in Statistics, a PhD in Production Engineering, is a full professor at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), a professor in the Postgraduate Program in Public Security at UFPA, and the national coordinator of the Network of Graduate Programs in Public Security. He is a collaborating professor at the University of Cabo Verde in the Master's degree in Public Security. He has been conducting studies focused on Public Security for 20 years and has supervised more than 70 dissertations and theses. Read more
4. Participation of the Regional Electoral Court of Pará
The Full Court held this Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the election of an effective member to serve at the Regional Electoral Court of Pará, in the Judge of Law class. On the occasion, judges chose Judge Marcus Alan de Melo Gomes for the position . Read more
5. Seminar held at the MPPA Study and Improvement Center (CEAF)
On November 13th and 14th, we celebrated another moment of partnership between the Public Prosecutor's Office, through the Center for Studies and Functional Improvement (CEAF) and the PPGSP (UFPA). On the occasion, a Research Seminar was held to share the ongoing research of the students of the Class of 2022. We thank CEAF for providing this important technical and scientific experience . Read more
