THE INTERPRETATION OF PUBLIC LAW NORMS IN CONTROLLING POLICE ACTIVITY
Police Activity; Control; Legal Certainty; Law of Introduction to the Rules of Brazilian Law.
Within a Law Abiding Democratic State public administration is subject to both internal and external controls that may apply to certain acts or, more broadly speaking, impact on the whole activity of a given authority or on public policies as well. The act ivities of law enforcement public security authorities holding police power given their typical monopoly of the lawful use of force and interference on fundamental rights ––, are subject to permanent controls, including a specific external one constitutionally assigned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. This study examines the various controls affecting those activities and to what extent are the rules of interpretation of pu blic law provided under the Law of Introduction to the Rules of Brazilian Law, inserted by law 13.655/2018, applicable. To this end, applied research methodology has been used with a qualitative approach, exploratory aim, and bibliographical and court prec edents review. Its outcome is expected to contribute toward a better understanding of the control of police activity in its several modalities, as to its legal grounds, objectives, restraints, and capabilities and, above all, toward increasing legal certai nty.