the minimum standards applicable at detention centers for children and adolescents"; c) it should be assumed prima facie that children and adolescents deprived of liberty are at a high level of unprotection whenever the circumstances suggest that the State does not comply with the minimum standards of prevention and assurance according to the corpus juris in matters related to juvenile justice; d) whenever the State faces children and adolescents deprived of liberty, the State must assume its special role as guarantor with the utmost care and responsibility, and it must take into account the best interest of the child; e) in the context of these riots and rebellions, there are “specific conditions of imminent risk that cause irreparable damage to the life and physical integrity of the children and adolescents deprived of liberty” by other inmates “in view of the inability of the State to protect them.” Moreover, regarding the requirement of irreparable damage, the Commission considers that the Court should take into account the impact of the proceedings and the omissions of the State; f) the existence of an imminent risk that may cause irreparable damage to children and adolescents at the hands of the security forces or the guards of the facility, who usually respond in a disproportionate and repressive manner when these disturbances occur. Thus, Brazil has not proven the effective adoption of the mechanisms necessary to prevent the occurrence of these violent acts at UNIS and, in view of the State’s inability to effectively prevent the occurrence of these violent acts, “its only response is the use of force,” which causes “a certain and serious risk, which could be avoided, of causing irreparable damage, to the [inmates] and to other people affected by these acts inside the facility"; g) moreover, “these outbreaks of violence and chaos cause a situation of risk wherein grave situations of emergencies such as fires and other collective disasters might occur”; h) the seriousness of the alleged facts, the imminent risk and the high probability that an irreparable damage might occur, confirm that the conditions of gravity and urgency required for the application of the standards of the Convention regarding provisional measures have been met. Furthermore, in light of “the confinement conditions at the UNIS, the lack of prevention, effective control, and classification of its population, the Commission considers that the conditions for the granting of the provisional measures have been fulfilled in this matter.” The foregoing is contrary to the international standards of juvenile justice according to the best interest of the child, and it is even more important when the violent facts at the facility are taken into account, and i) much of the information provided by the State deals with the processing of the case before the Commission, that is to say, it has been already analyzed and considered to be insufficient to guarantee effective control at the UNIS and, hence, to guarantee to all inmates the right to life and personal integrity. 4

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