Paraná Civic‑Military School Displayed Rifles to Students, Prompting Oversight Complaints

Overview

• Videos from a December 3 visit by the state Public Security Secretariat show rifles, a pistol and other police equipment laid out in a school gym in Colombo for students to view.
• The Public Security Secretariat said the display was a supervised presentation of routine police work, with no handling by students and a focus on prevention and community outreach.
• The state teachers’ union APP‑Sindicato filed complaints with the Ministério Público, the Defensoria Pública and the state Comptroller’s Office seeking an investigation.
• Child‑rights advocates, including Instituto Alana, argue that exposing minors to firearms may conflict with the Constitution and the Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente and should be examined.
• The controversy lands as Paraná moves to expand the civic‑military network to 345 schools next year, with a constitutional challenge to the model still pending a Supreme Court plenary decision.