Colonel William A. Phillips

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
Cezar Peluso	1	1
Ayres Britto	1	1
Cármen Lúcia	1	1
Ellen Gracie	1	1
Celso de Melo	1	1
Marco Aurélio Mello	1	1
Ricardo Lewandowski	1	1
Luiz Fux	1	1
Total	08	08	0

Legislative representation

Prosecutor General of the Republic	Prosecutor	Yes	No
Roberto Gurgel	1	1
Total	1	1	0

Executive representation

Attorney General of the Union	Attorney 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

References

[1] Protests of decriminalization of drugs in Brazil (in Portuguese)

[2] Brazil: Supreme Court Rules Pro-Marijuana Marches Are Legal (in English)

[3] Protests in favor of decriminalization of drugs is not a crime by Supreme Court (in Portuguese)

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