The Plenary of the Constitutional Convention voted on Tuesday in particular the second report of the Justice System Commission. In the instance, they rejected proposals referring to indigenous jurisdiction.
The Plenary rejected, for example, with 101 votes in favor, 39 against and 12 abstentions, the initiative that states that “indigenous peoples and nations have the right to preserve, strengthen and develop their legal systems, which include their authorities, institutions, own right and jurisdictional functions, with full respect for human rights and nature interpreted with an intercultural approach.”
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The text, not reaching two-thirds (103 votes) will have to return to the Justice System Commission, to be reviewed and resubmitted in plenary.
Likewise, the rule that “those cases that impose sanctions on indigenous people, their economic, social and cultural characteristics must be taken into account, and preference must be given to types of sanctions other than imprisonment” was definitively rejected (it will not be possible to return to the respective commission). It had 72 votes in favour, 59 against and 19 abstentions.
In addition, they rejected the following proposal: “the State, with the consent of the peoples, shall establish coordination mechanisms between indigenous jurisdictions and State entities.” It obtained only 54 votes in favour, 90 against and 7 abstentions.
