The Provincial Commission for Memory presented itself as amicus curiae in a case in Glew, Almirante Brown district, where prosecutor Pablo Rossi requested the expropriation of a property occupied by low-income families. The agency considered that the situation in the neighborhood reflects a collective identity rooted in time and was critical of the prosecutor's stance.
In its amicus curiae, the Commission highlighted the importance of suspending any eviction actions to facilitate the socio-urban integration of popular neighborhoods. It also indicated that the right to property can be qualified without eliminating it, supporting the constitutionality of the law that protects the inhabitants of popular neighborhoods.
Despite previous eviction requests in the neighborhood in question, the Ombudsman of the Province of Buenos Aires demonstrated that the property was registered in the RENABAP, which includes it in a policy of urban integration and protection against evictions for 10 years. Prosecutor Rossi argued against these national laws, considering them confiscatory and prioritizing the right to property over access to housing.
The Guarantees Judge Gabriel Vitale rejected Prosecutor Rossi's claim, recognizing the collision between the right to private property and the right to dignified housing. Vitale considered that the regulation sought to address the existing problem and provide solutions. Following the intervention of various agencies and state departments, the case was archived.
The Provincial Commission for Memory provided a human rights perspective in the case, and its intervention as amicus curiae was crucial for analyzing the situation from a comprehensive approach. Currently, there are nearly 7,000 registered neighborhoods aimed at guaranteeing rights and public policies for vulnerable populations. In this particular case, the community formed in 2002, housing 634 families in 576 homes, with the goal of accessing a Socio-Urban Integration Program.