IBOV 179,722.48 ▲ 1.30% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,314.78 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,040,031 ▲ 0.20% COLCAP 2,473.24 ▲ 1.99% BVL PERÚ 59,450.29 ▲ 0.01% USD/BRL5.16▼ 0.55% USD/MXN16.99▼ 0.03% USD/CLP936.33▲ 0.22% USD/COP3,161▼ 1.26% USD/PEN3.36▼ 0.19% USD/ARS1,513▲ 0.25% USD/UYU40.24▲ 0.68% USD/PYG5,873▲ 0.47% USD/BOB12.08▲ 3.98% USD/DOP58.56▲ 0.38% USD/CRC446.47▲ 1.09% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 1.63% USD/HNL26.84▲ 1.11% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.14% USD/VES796.33▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.69▼ 0.06% EUR/BRL5.97▼ 0.62% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 179,722.48 ▲ 1.30% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,314.78 ▼ 0.18% MERVAL 3,040,031 ▲ 0.20% COLCAP 2,473.24 ▲ 1.99% BVL PERÚ 59,450.29 ▲ 0.01% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Sicilian Court says compulsory vaccination is illegal, state may not order death of citizens

By · June 10, 2022 · 3 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Even if deaths resulting from Covid vaccinations were rare, a single death is enough to make compulsory vaccination illegal. That is the legal opinion of the court in Sicily, which must now be considered by the Constitutional Court.

Italian lawyer Marco Mori states, “Who should determine how many citizens are expendable? This is not something you can discuss. Otherwise, it will lead to Nazism.

Marco Mori reported in a video on the ruling of the Administrative Court in Palermo, Sicily:

This ruled already on March 16, 2022, in 53 pages on the complaint of a student of a nursing course regarding a vaccination against Covid-19 that was compulsory for the study. The university had barred him due to the refusal of the vaccination, which had been imposed on members of nursing professions – against which he took legal action.

The back story was inglorious for the Italian judiciary. The Palermo Administrative Court had dismissed the complaint in the first instance, but the complainant did not give up.

Next, an investigation was ordered by a panel consisting of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health, the President of the Higher Institute of Health, and the Director of the General Directorate of Health Prevention. The latter reported on February 25 and explained itself at a hearing on March 16.

The administrative court ultimately reached the extensively reasoned conclusion that mandatory vaccination was unconstitutional under current Italian law. The ruling must now be submitted to the Constitutional Court, which must derive a legally valid decision from it.

FAR MORE SIDE EFFECTS AND DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER VACCINE

The court, represented by five lawyers and chaired by President Rosanna De Nicolis, dealt extensively with the possible side effects of the vaccinations, which can lead to death. In doing so, they made use of the European Union’s Eudravigilance side effect database.

In it, 3,900,241 cases of side effects were recorded by mid-March 2022, of which about 41,834 were fatal.

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The court noted that most of the listed side effects are undoubtedly minor. In addition, however, there are also serious side effects that irreversibly endanger the health of the vaccinated. The court doubted that drugs that can also lead to disability or death satisfy constitutional requirements.

Also very significant is the fact that the principle of informed consent of those to be vaccinated cannot be fulfilled. Those who must be vaccinated cannot “voluntarily” consent to this vaccination; this would be factually incompatible.

However, the Court said that one also has to deal with some illogical procedures in the run-up to vaccinations. For example, not even an up-to-date Covid test would be carried out before vaccination.

In already infected persons, however, the risk of an abnormal reaction of the immune system would be very high – in such cases, vaccination should not be carried out at all. This is an aspect that has hardly been raised in the public debate, if at all.

According to Marco Mori, the most important lines of the ruling are the following:

“The standard established by the Constitutional Court for the enforcement of compulsory medical treatment must not include a quantitative assessment. Thus, the admissibility of compulsory vaccination must be excluded if it involves the use of products whose effects on the health of the vaccinated patients exceed the threshold of normal tolerance.”

“This must not include the risk of serious or fatal side effects, even if they are small in relation to the vaccinated population. Even if they are few, only one death is enough to make this unacceptable. Even in the event that we accept the risk of fatal side effects, albeit rare, this criterion would have sensitive ethical implications.”

However, it is to be feared that the necessary examination by the Constitutional Court could prove to be politically motivated, says Mori. In itself, every jurist – according to Mori – should follow the judgment of the Administrative Court.

In this context, he also reminds us that rulings must be substantiated. Unfortunately, it is not known when this court decision can be expected.

The original judgment can be found here.

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