Throughout this week, several crosses can be seen around the UFRN Center for Human Sciences, Letters and Arts. The action, developed by the Academic Collective of Social Sciences – CACS of UFRN, refers to the 564 people killed in the state of São Paulo between May 12 and 20, 2006.
According to the researchers, the massacre known as “Crimes of May” was part of a revenge action by state security agents in opposition to the known attacks by the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) faction, which were concentrated in the first two days of the period.
To date, only one public agent has been punished for the deaths. Convicted, he is released and continues to work as a military police officer.
The large number of homicides and the lack of justice in punishing those responsible gave rise to the “Mães de Maio” movement, formed mainly by family members of the victims of the massacre.
Débora Maria da Silva, founder of the Mães de Maio group, lost her son, Edson Rogério Silva dos Santos, 29, in the May 2006 attacks.
The social movement has become a reference for other families concerned about the great violence that kills thousands of people every year in Brazil.
The crosses represent the 564 people killed in the massacre known as the “Crimes of May” in 2006. The action was developed by the Academic Collective of Social Sciences at UFRN. Photo Anaysi Vieira.
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