Public Ministry Research Articles

AS CAUTELAS NA CONTRATAÇÃO DE CONSULTORIA E/OU ASSESSORIA JURÍDICA OU CONTÁBILSOB A ÉGIDE DA INEXIGIBILIDADE DE LICITAÇÃO À LUZ DA NOVA LEI DE LICITAÇÕES.

This article aims to explore the requirements for contracting consultancy services and/or legal or accounting advice under the auspices of the non-requirement of bidding in light of the New Public Tenders and Contracts Law. It seeks to highlight the precautions that must be observed by the contractor. Through the study of the laws that govern the matter, the position of the Minas Gerais Court of Auditors (TCE-MG), the doctrine and understanding of the Public Ministry on the subject, it was possible to conclude that direct hiring due to unenforceability is an exception to the sovereign rule, which is bidding. Therefore, all contracting requirements must be met concomitantly, in the same way as the “LIMPE” principles in the caput of art. 37 of the Federal Constitution must also be met together. Contracting due to the unenforceability of an object of contracting that would be considered common can be characterized as a fraud against the institute of broad competition and the penalty provided is imprisonment for the person who caused and who benefited from the illegal contracting. Furthermore, it was necessary to emphasize that the TCE-MG is not the only external control body. Other bodies, such as the Public Prosecutor's Office, are independent and may have a different understanding from another body.

Creation and the Revelation of God: Interwoven and Interactive Themes across John 1:1–2:12

Abstract John 1:19–51 provides a bridge from the prologue (1:1–18) into the body of the narrative and the inauguration of Jesus’s public ministry at a wedding feast (2:1–12). The primary theme underlying these opening days has long been debated. Further, do the days articulated by the regular temporal markers tally to six or seven? The evangelist presents the prologue in a chiasm that turns on the pivot of v. 12b. The opening and closing elements correspond to one another (creation imagery in vv. 1–5; revelation imagery in vv. 16–18), but the latter has been fundamentally affected by the pivot: the incarnation of the Word of God and the human response to it. Moreover, as a prologue, its structure and content profoundly affect what follows. Based upon these foundations, this essay argues that themes of both creation and revelation are interwoven and interactive across these early passages.

Sarah Bereza, Professional Christian: Being Fully Yourself in the Spotlight of Public Ministry

Sarah Bereza, Professional Christian: Being Fully Yourself in the Spotlight of Public Ministry

Jesus Christ – the Perfect Exegete of the Holy Scriptures. A few Observations about the Way the Saviour Quoted, Explained and Fulfilled the Old Testament

The life and activity of the Savior are closely related to the Holy Scriptures. By reading the Gospels, we constantly find Jesus Christ referring to the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. Sometimes the Savior quotes passages from the Old Testament, while other times He briefly refers to certain events or individuals from the past to support His statements. In this study, we aim to analyse how Jesus Christ related to the Old Testament as an exegete. Using textual criticism, this research paper will succinctly demonstrate how Jesus Christ quotes, interprets, and applies the Old Testament in His public ministry. In essence, our work represents an attempt to (re)construct the image of Jesus Christ as an exegete of the Old Testament, with the hope of providing to both lay believers and professional theologians a useful and worthy model to quote, interpret, and apply the words of the Scripture.

Aplicación de la prisión preventiva y su prolongación

The current research work aims to determine whether preventive detention and its extension are currently being applied under strict compliance with the regulations (Articles 268º and 274º of the CPP) by those involved (Public Ministry – Judiciary), without violating fundamental rights of the accused, for this; The basic descriptive level research methodology with a qualitative approach was also used; It has a research design based on thematic analysis, the interview guide, documentary guide, magazines and research papers were used as tools. The result has been that preventive detention and its extension are being applied as an early sentence and due to political or media pressure or extensive interpretations of the established budgets. It is concluded that its application violates fundamental rights such as the right to freedom, presumption of innocence, to be tried within a reasonable time and that it has lost its exceptional nature.

The crime of omission of family assistance and its possibility ofcompliance in the criminal process

In order to provide the Public Ministry with greater weapons, Legislative Decree No. 1194 was issued at the time,which regulates the immediate process, logically for cases of flagrante delicto, establishing its use as mandatoryfor omission of family assistance crimes. and driving while intoxicated, however, to date these courts have becomemere procedural courts in “maintenance” processes, since in the vast majority they are only initiated withoutverification of the objective budgets and subjective of the crime; However, a problem has been noted, which isthat the real economic capacity of the accused is not determined, which should have been established throughextra-penal means, at the time of indicating the amount of alimony, when his real capacity to comply should have been objectively established. through an evidentiary activity (evidence trial), which can undoubtedly lead him to be exempt from criminal liability when the concurrence of the criminal elements is not met or proven, for which he is prosecuted in this case for the crime of omission of family assistance.

Social Control From the Perspective of Agency Conflict in the Public Sector

Purpose: This work has the general objective of analyzing how transparency, as an instrument of social control, can act as a mitigating element of agency conflict.
 
 Theoretical Background: The present study is based on the theoretical assumption that the presence of greater social control reveals a greater level of society's control over public managers, reducing agency conflicts. To validate this assumption, Transparency will be analyzed as one of the control instruments, since, in a scenario of greater social control, managers tend to be more transparent and there is a better social environment.
 
 Methodology: A quantitative methodology was used with correlation between the Transparency Index (IT), carried out by the Federal Public Ministry, with other social data, such as the socioeconomic indicators of the States (Human Development Index – HDI, Per Capita Income – RPC and Gini Index -GINI) and the number of police investigations against public administration opened in the States.
 
 Results and Conclusion: It was possible to note that the Transparency Index analyzed is significantly correlated, with a positive sign, to the indicators of wealth and socioeconomic development, signaling possible evidence that more developed and richer locations tend to be more transparent.
 
 Research Implications: The study advances in the verification of social control factors and the agency conflict that exists in the public sector, a fact still little explored in previous national literature.
 
 Originality/Value: The lack of social control over the actions of its representatives ends up contributing to weak control in the effective solution of the agency conflict that exists in the public sector.

Social and Environmental Conflicts: Conservation Units as an Element Generating Conflicts Involving Traditional Peoples and Communities

Purpose: The Study aims to conceptualize what Conservation Units are within a look at the way they are constituted; also bringing the concept of Traditional Peoples and Communities, how they recognize themselves as culturally differentiated peoples. The Study is based on Conservation Units and sustainable development, with an analysis of territorial and social conflicts. Method: Methodologically, we analyze the relationship and the related conflicts, analyzing their legal structures and scientific articles. Such as the Federal Constitution, Scientific Studies of the Federal Public Ministry, Ongoing Federal Court Processes. Results and conclusion: The State and Society have the duty to raise awareness in a more emphatic and effective way by being a defender and propagator of knowledge among traditional peoples and communities, the importance of environmental preservation and sustainable development. Participatory management to bring balance between Traditionalists, the State, Large Companies, Investors, Loggers, Garimpeiros and Farmers so that the interests of the different branches of our society can be made compatible. The lack of resolution would imply an agreement to minimize the negative impacts on Traditional Peoples and Communities. Research implications: The proposed research has significant implications and offers substantial value for several reasons: Conceptualization and In-depth Analysis: Understanding Conservation Units: Detailed exploration of the formation and constitution of Conservation Units, offering a broad and conceptual view. Identification of Traditional Peoples: Addresses the identity and recognition of Traditional Peoples and Communities, highlighting their distinct cultural characteristics. Analysis of Relationships and Conflicts: Examination of the Relationship between Traditional Peoples and Conservation Units: Offers a critical analysis of the conflicts emerging from the overlap between the territories of Traditional Peoples and the areas of Conservation Units. Legal and Scientific Base: Solid foundation through the analysis of legal structures and review of scientific articles, offering a robust theoretical basis. Search for Solutions and Resolution of Conflicts: Focus on Conflict Resolution: Proposes the search for solutions that can harmonize the interests of Traditional Peoples and Conservation Units, aiming for peaceful coexistence and mutual respect. Emphasis on Dialogue and Harmonious Coexistence: Originality/value: Interdisciplinary Approach: The intersection between legal, environmental and social issues offers a unique perspective, adding value to the scientific field. Contribution to Public Policies: The results can guide more inclusive and sustainable policies, seeking to balance environmental conservation and the rights of traditional communities. The research seeks to transcend the simple description of conflicts, aiming to contribute to the resolution of these complex impasses, promoting harmonious and sustainable coexistence between Traditional Peoples and Conservation Units. Its originality and conceptual and practical breadth are key factors that add value and relevance to the study.

The new control of conventionality in Brazil: the transition from dualist to monist internalization of human rights

The article aims to study the theoretical and pragmatic foundations, of a historical, legal, and political nature, that give rise to CNMP Recommendation No. 96, of February 28, 2023 and the direct enforcement of international human rights treaties by means of control of conventionality in Brazil. This recommendation sets a somewhat innovative precedent by the National Council of the Public Ministry, since the control of conventionality is no longer carried out by the Judiciary alone. The hypothesis of this work is that this attitude of the Public Ministry puts it in a position of protagonism and vanguard in the introduction of conventionality control in Brazil and transformation of the Brazilian dualist system. Therefore, this research proceeds to make analytical comments on the main and most innovative aspects of the recommendation, as well as the consolidation of monist procedures for the enforcement of International Human Rights Law in Brazil.

The Information on Decision-making in Health: From Predictable to Unpredictable

This study’s aim is to identify the information needs, sources, seeking behaviour and uses of information by health managers involved with decision-making in public health. An exploratory, qualitative and comparative study was performed to analyse the municipal and state spheres of public health administration in Brazil and the Department of Informatics of the National Health System at the federal level. Nine health managers were interviewed at different hierarchy levels. It was verified that the decision is subsidised by technical, scientific information and appropriation of experiences from different sources. The flow of information is bottom-up, associated with the flow of documents that feed the health information systems. There is a need for predictable and unpredictable information, originating mainly from the press and the Public Ministry. The municipal sphere is better structured to handle information than the state sphere. Unpredictable information needs to interfere with the routine of health management work activities and impact health managers’ decision-making. Information is seldom used in this decision-making process, with the weakness of the health information systems being pointed out as the main cause. The production of information for decision-making needs to be systematised to support decisions, making a synthesis of the different sources of existing information systems.

Legal expenses in the Code of Criminal Procedure

The expenses advanced by the state and those incurred by the parties in the conduct of criminal proceedings are called court expenses and are divided into the expenses incurred in criminal proceedings until they are completed – including those related to appeals, among which we mention ordinary and extraordinary ones. State authorities incur expenses for spaces where prosecutor's offices and courts operate, including remuneration of senior and judicial officials, which are within the competence of the state as judicial power. Also, the courts, when organizing criminal trials, getting to administer the evidence, ordering the evidentiary procedures and establishing to what extent the defendant committed the crime, determining the amounts owed by the Public Ministry or by the party responsible for conducting the criminal proceedings. As a result, all the expenses mentioned sometimes end up being very high for all parties involved in the criminal proceedings, as appropriate. According to Article 272, paragraph 1, the above-mentioned expenses will be covered by the responsible party, according to the law, or will be advanced by the State, while Articles 274-275 of the Code of Criminal Procedure clarify precisely which part of the criminal proceedings will cover certain expenses. At first glance, we notice that a large part of Romanian citizens find it difficult to understand the difference between legal costs and court costs. The novelty arises from the fact that this topic is approached from such a succinct perspective that there are situations in which phrases such as legal costs and court costs are often confused.

공공신학 관점에서 바라본 공적 목회론에 관한 연구

공공신학 관점에서 바라본 공적 목회론에 관한 연구

Will AI ever become spiritual? A Hospital Chaplaincy perspective

ABSTRACT With humanity’s ever-increasing reliance on, and closer integration with Artificial Intelligence (AI), the questions of AI’s agency as both potential spiritual-being and spiritual care-giver are pressing. This paper reviews these from an acute Hospital Chaplaincy perspective, utilising that sector’s broad definitions of spirituality, and case studies. The structure is provided by two broad questions: ‘Does AI need chaplaincy?’ and ‘Could AI provide chaplaincy?’ Focusing on Boden’s (2018) definition of AI as being humans and computers in symbiosis, this article argues that Chaplaincy may be deeply necessary for the human components of AI, especially with the lax ethical landscape around AI development and usage. Further, recognising that AI already provides quasi-Chaplaincy through apps, this article raises concerns around whether it can provide the same level of care as a human Chaplain, especially around questions of embodiment, free-will, veracity, professionalism, charity, and humanity. Although this paper has a specific focus on Hospital Chaplaincy and its arguments sit within those parameters (which the author recognises is more person-centred and limited than broader parish-based pastoral care), there are important implications for all in public ministry, whatever their setting.

The crime of omission of family assistance and its possibility ofcompliance in the criminal process

In order to provide the Public Ministry with greater weapons, Legislative Decree No. 1194 was issued at the time,which regulates the immediate process, logically for cases of flagrante delicto, establishing its use as mandatoryfor omission of family assistance crimes. and driving while intoxicated, however, to date these courts have becomemere procedural courts in “maintenance” processes, since in the vast majority they are only initiated withoutverification of the objective budgets and subjective of the crime; However, a problem has been noted, which isthat the real economic capacity of the accused is not determined, which should have been established throughextra-penal means, at the time of indicating the amount of alimony, when his real capacity to comply should have been objectively established. through an evidentiary activity (evidence trial), which can undoubtedly lead him to be exempt from criminal liability when the concurrence of the criminal elements is not met or proven, for which he is prosecuted in this case for the crime of omission of family assistance.

Facing Violence and War

Mark 13 marks the transition from Jesus' public ministry in Galilee and Jerusalem to the passion events (Mark 14–15). Jesus' eschatological discourse is at the juncture of the Gospel narrative and is thus fundamental to the Markan interpretation of time and history. By discussing the reading paradigms of traumatology and empire criticism, this article seeks to make sense of Mark's "narrative agenda" from Mark 3:6 to chapter 15 in historical and historiographical terms. I shall ask: in which way does Mark – the creator of early Christian literary memory in a narrative sense – memorize, reflect, and construe contemporary history? And what significance do the topics of violence and war – crucial for Mark 13 – have in this context? In which form and for what purpose does Mark create Zeitgeschichtsschreibung? It will be argued that the way in which the earliest Gospel writer approaches contemporary history is multi-dimensional and manifold. Even if phenomena of sociopolitical crisis and trauma might stay on our list of possible "historical triggers" which illuminate the composition process of the Markan Gospel and Mark's view on contemporary history, the interpretive framework should be broadened.

Comparison of firearm deaths from the forensic medicine service with what was published in digital media during 2022

Honduras has a unique situation regarding violence-related deaths, especially those caused by firearms. The data used in this article comes from the Forensic Medicine Service and Mobile Morgue of the Public Ministry in Honduras and from scraping results from the Duckduckgo search engine accessed through the application programming interface (API). The data taken is just from 2022; in the case of search parameters, we only took the results of Honduran digital media sites filtered using the keyword "balazo". We wanted to measure if there was a difference between the number of deaths from firearms officially reported by the Public Ministry when comparing them with those published in Honduran digital media obtained through web scraping during the year of study. This study followed a typical descriptive design by determining the sample variables' frequencies, distributions, and qualitative characteristics. The results show that the number of deaths from firearms reported by digital media is higher than the official number. Using the number of deaths per thousand inhabitants, the tabloids, when they refer to less populated regions, the differences compared to the values published by the Public Ministry turn out to be up to twenty times greater; as far as urban centers are concerned, it is reduced to the level that digital media report up to twice as many deaths per thousand inhabitants. Keywords: Firearms deaths; digital media; sensationalism; scraping; text analysis; forensic science

Characterization of paternity exclusions in the Forensic Medicine service (Honduras) between 2018 and 2022

The data on inclusions and exclusions of paternities carried out by the Forensic Genetics of the Public Ministry in Honduras are presented. All these paternities verifications have been included. The results show that there is an exclusion of about one-third of all official filial paternity tests, which has remained constant in proportion between the years 2018 to 2022; the data used corresponds to the totality registered in the Public Ministry, carried out throughout the territory of Honduras in the indicated years, for a total sample of 321 filial paternity test records. Genetic testing has been developed with sequenced, court-ordered, or civil samples where filial parentage is desired. The exclusion rates are like other countries in the region; it is a pending task to determine the associated cultural element for the high variability in the different countries of the exclusion rates. Keywords: Paternity; forensic medicine service; polymerase chain reaction; filial parenthood exclusion; DNA sequencing

Jesus the Harmony, Gospel Sonnets for 366 Days by Gracia M. Grindal

Reviewed by: Jesus the Harmony, Gospel Sonnets for 366 Days by Gracia M. Grindal Philip Nesvig Jesus the Harmony, Gospel Sonnets for 366 Days. By Gracia M. Grindal. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2021. 369 pp. Drawing upon the long Christian tradition of harmonizing the life and ministry of Jesus, Gracia Grindal has expanded this form by writing 366 gospel sonnets to match any modern calendar year. Using the harmony provided by Johannes Thorbjørnson Ylvisaker (1845–1917), Grindal astonishingly wrote her sonnets on a daily basis for an entire year. One could assess Grindal's success with the sonnet form, but poetry does not take pride of place in this remarkable [End Page 202] collection. Proclaiming Jesus does! Grindal is preaching to us on every page. The reader is aware that the iambic pentameter rhythm is the structure for each poem. Yet the form is the servant of the proclamation. Each sonnet is one piece of a comprehensive sweep of the biblical message. On one level, the entire Bible story drives each sonnet with a selected gospel pericope plus two additional biblical texts per poem. On another level, the preaching and devotional proclamation of each sonnet reveal the enduring value of Grindal's masterpiece. The reader meets Jesus before and after his public ministry. As such, the starting point for the devotional use of this work is the Advent-Christmas season with but 24 sonnets. The public ministry portion of Grindal's book begins with John the Baptist's pointing to "the Lamb of God" and concludes with the Johannine "These were written so you might believe in Jesus." (Jn 20:31). The same could be said about the sonnets. The reader will be impressed by the Christocentric focus of the sonnets. As the supporting non-Gospel Bible passages are read, Jesus appears in the sonnets much as Luther discovered him in all of Scripture. The result is a profound appreciation for the "red thread of salvation" (xvii). The sonnets proclaim the paradoxical glory of Jesus' death. Lutheran theological themes and points of emphases enrich the texts. Poetic paraphrases, puns, allusions, turns of phrase, slogans, artfulness, wry humor and metaphors provide both profundity and play. They delight the reader. Names of Christians throughout the centuries appear with some occasional surprise as an echo of the texts in their witness. We meet St. Francis, Hieronymus Bosch, Flannery O'Connor, Joseph Conrad, Mother Teresa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn as well as some lesser knowns who gave their ordinary but impressive witness. This sonnet collection is best appreciated by those who have worked the biblical texts for years, namely, experienced preachers and all students of the Bible. Having said this, all readers will benefit from engaging the three daily texts as well as the sonnet. The true goal of each sonnet is to evoke the living Word, thereby preaching Jesus to the reader. Some books require a slow read because the thought process and the argument presented are intricate and [End Page 203] intellectually demanding. Other books require a slow read because they are so rich in meaning that they must be absorbed in due time. Grindal's work is the latter type. Jesus the Harmony deserves to become a devotional classic. Philip Nesvig Tacoma, Washington Copyright © 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press and Lutheran Quarterly, Inc.

Jesus and violence during Tabernacles: Wit, mercy, and accountability in John 7–8

John 7–8 narrates Jesus’s dialogues with his opponents and the crowds during the annual Jewish festival of Tabernacles. Through this sensory backdrop, Jesus makes exceptional claims both for himself and for how God’s people should respond (e.g., 8:12). Across John’s narration of Jesus’s public ministry, Jesus challenges mainstream closedness by opening covenantal relationship with God to all those who can respond accordingly to what God as Father is doing in this world through Jesus who is Christ and Son. Such confrontation peaks in John 7–8 through a particularly violent interaction between Jesus’s radical acceptance and the resulting discontent in those who prefer the status quo. At the heart of this conflagration, the intrusive encounter between Jesus and the woman ensnared by the Pharisees (7:53–8:11) models a call for mercy and unity in community amid conflict. Despite the textual instability of its foundation, this passage must be given its due as an alternative of mercy to the violence that surrounds it in the final form of John’s Gospel. The presence of this passage in John’s canonical narrative presents a powerful antidote to the chaotic violence that surrounds it.

A relevância estratégica dos ministérios públicos de contas para a efetiva concretização do projeto constitucional

This text aims to investigate the role of the Public Administration control bodies, notably the strategic relevance of the Public Ministry of Accounts, in order to guarantee the effectiveness of the norms, values and objectives of the Constitution (constitutional project), in the face of the historical deficits of implementation, and the still persistent perverse effects of the pandemic caused by Covid-19. It is argued that, based on Constitutionalization of Law thinking, all interpretation of the legal system, all the effort of the public services and the performance of control bodies must be reverent to the values and objectives of Constitution norms, especially the implementation of the fundamental rights. In the specific case of this article, this paper emphasizes the Public Ministry of Accounts role in order to evaluate the performance of the public services; to verify whether the mission of guaranteeing the implementation of the constitutional project is being fulfilled; and what to do if necessary, to reach the goal of correction. And, in this matter, considering that such task demands specific expertise in terms of control, such as: the vision of the whole in terms of public policies; the management of inducing, collaborative and articulating control functions; as well, the broad knowledge of the public budget; and bearing in mind that the Public Accounting Ministries have extensive experience in these matters; this text concludes that Public Ministry of Accounts are strategic and essential bodies in the control of public administration and in the defense and feasibility of the constitutional project.