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Human rights in Brazil

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1006:, frequently encountered discrimination. The law specifically prohibits denial of public or private facilities, employment, or housing to anyone based on race. The law also prohibits, and provides jail terms for, the incitement of racial discrimination or prejudice and the dissemination of racially offensive symbols and epithets. Afro-Brazilians, representing almost 7% of the population, were significantly underrepresented in the government, professional positions, and the middle and upper classes. They experienced a higher rate of unemployment and earned average wages approximately half those of a white person. There was also a sizeable racial education gap. In February in a government report to the UN, SEDH acknowledged the existence of racism in the country but stated that the government took and was taking affirmative actions to reduce it, including 1237:
dangerous working conditions, official negligence, poor sanitary conditions, abuse and mistreatment by guards, and a lack of medical care led to a number of deaths in prisons. Poor working conditions and low pay for prison guards encouraged widespread corruption. Prisoners who committed petty crimes were held with murderers. According to the National Penitentiary Department, in June there were 392,279 prisoners incarcerated, 40 percent more than the system's design capacity, and the number increased approximately 3,000 per month. During the year 135 prisoners were involved in riots from January to June in federal prisons. There were several official complaints of overcrowding in Goiás, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais states.
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However, the following human rights problems have been reported: torture of detainees and inmates by police and prison security forces; inability to protect witnesses involved in criminal cases; harsh conditions; prolonged pretrial detention and inordinate delays of trials; reluctance to prosecute as
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It is also criticized the government for devoting insufficient resources to health care, other basic services, and protection of indigenous reserves from outsiders. Non-indigenous people who illegally exploited indigenous lands for mining, logging, and agriculture often destroyed the environment and
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killed as a result of police confrontations from January through September, a 12 percent decrease over the same period in 2007. The Rio de Janeiro Institute for Public Security reported that police killed an average of four persons per day during 2007. According to a UN report released in September,
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victims of domestic violence who received death threats. When necessary, victims were sent to specific shelters, which also provided psychological and legal aid. In addition to the Women Program, victims of domestic violence could obtain assistance at the Center for Women's Support, an initiative of
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Brazil's 21-year military dictatorship, ushered in with a U.S.-backed coup in 1964, tortured thousands of Brazilian citizens—anyone even suspected of opposing the authoritarian regime. As of 1988, torture is illegal in Brazil. However, the nation still suffers from state-sanctioned brutality today,
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against LGBT groups has also decreased according to data from a survey of Ibope, Brazil's institute for statistics and public opinion. 60% of Brazilians consider homosexuality natural. However, violence and prejudice remains, and Brazil is one of the countries where the most gay people are killed.
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The law provides indigenous persons with exclusive beneficial use of the soil, waters, and minerals on indigenous lands, but Congress must approve each case. The government administers the lands but must consider the views of affected communities regarding their development or use, and communities
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Women have the same legal rights as men. A cabinet-level office, the Secretariat for Women's Policy, oversees a special entity charged with ensuring the legal rights of women. Although the law prohibits discrimination based on gender in employment and wages, there were significant wage disparities
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Major public universities in the Federal District and the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, and others maintained affirmative action programs. For instance, the University of Brasília set aside 25 percent of its first-year 2007 vacancies
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alone. In the same year 45 police officers were killed. It is often reacted to by local communities and trafficking groups with demonstrations and violent resistance, causing escalation and multiplying victims. Unofficial estimates show there are over 3,000 deaths annually from police violence in
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results in a prominent occurrence of prison violence and murder as well as frequent revolts and escapes. To deal with these problems, prison administrations often divide prison populations according to gang affiliation. According to Global Justice, there have been claims of gang affiliation being
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Other cases of agrarian human rights violations involve invasion of properties and taking landowners as hostages, in order to force the government to provide land for the Landless Worker's Movement. Further agrarian violence arises from smugglers of exotic animals, wood, and other minerals from
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State, and that the government had failed to prevent and punish said acts, and also made four recommendations. After various exchanges the IACHR announced on July 18 that the government had fulfilled one recommendation (training police on humane treatment), but not two others (investigation and
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on indigenous lands. November 13, 2012, the national indigenous peoples association from Brazil APIB submitted to the United Nation a human rights document that complaints about new proposed laws in Brazil that would further undermine their rights if approved. A report about violence towards
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Prison conditions throughout the country often range from poor to extremely harsh and life-threatening. Abuse by prison guards, poor medical care, and severe overcrowding occurred at many facilities. Prison officials often resorted to brutal treatment of prisoners, including torture, harsh or
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Prostitution is legal, but exploiting it through associated activities, such as operating a brothel, is illegal. While no specific laws address sex tourism, it is punishable under other criminal offenses, and there was a government-released "code of conduct to combat sex tourism and sexual
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Commission to analyze. There were also no developments regarding the 2007 Chamber of Deputies' Human Rights Committee request that the government seize documents to determine the circumstances of military regime political prisoner deaths and the locations of their remains.
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have the right to profit from such use. However, indigenous leaders and activists complained that indigenous peoples had only limited participation in decisions taken by the government affecting their land, cultures, traditions, and allocation of national resources.
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in the state from January to September, compared with 315 during the same period in 2007. Cases involving extrajudicial executions were either under police investigation or before the state courts; observers believed that it could take years to resolve such cases.
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is not uncommon. There are over 400,000 inmates in the system. Beatings, torture and killings by prison guards occur throughout the system. Children are abused in the juvenile justice system. According to the Ministry of Justice, 13,489 teenagers are in detention.
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in cases of torture, as in other cases of abuse. During the year an additional state (for a total of 13 of 26) adopted the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Torture, which includes the installation of cameras in prisons and penitentiaries, taping of
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treatment for victims of domestic violence and rape (including treatment for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases) as well as criminal prosecution assistance by investigating and forwarding evidence to courts. There were also 123
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people, with LGBT people having marriage rights available nationwide since May 2013. It is allowed for
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residents. While militia members, many of them off-duty and former law enforcement officers, often began by taking community policing into their own hands, many intimidated residents and conducted other illegal activity. In May
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remained a serious and widespread problem. In February the government's National Human Rights Secretariat (SEDH) acknowledged that torture existed in the country and related the problem to societal tolerance and the fear of
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who have arisen to oppose human rights violations and their families and friends suffer violence and persecution across Brazil. Telephone death threats are prominent and often followed through by ambush or assassination.
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certificates, but some employers sought sterilization certificates from female job applicants or tried to avoid hiring women of childbearing age. Violations of the law are punishable by jail terms of up to two years for
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for self-declared students of color. According to a study from Rio de Janeiro Federal University released in January, approximately half of the public federal and state universities had a quota system or an exam bonus.
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brought media attention to the condition of human rights in the Brazil prison system. Other cases, like of the beating of two young suspects by two military police officers from the 4th Battalion in the city of
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Police violence is one of the most internationally recognized human rights abuses in Brazil. The problem of urban violence focuses on the perpetual struggle between police and residents of high crime
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Slavery is illegal in Brazil. Slavery and labor situations like depression era company towns still exist in remote areas in Brazil like the Amazon (a fictional portrayal of such a town occurs in
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Paramilitary forces acting on instructions of wealthy land owners allegedly carried out the attack as a reprisal against the indigenous community for seeking recognition of their land rights.
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The government provided temporary protection to individuals who may not qualify as refugees under the 1951 convention and the 1967 protocol. The government cooperated with the Office of the
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is a criminal offense, punishable by up to two years in prison. The law encompasses sexual advances in the workplace or in educational institutions and between service providers or clients.
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to contact the police regarding cases in which a woman was harmed physically, sexually, or psychologically in order to collect evidence and statements should the victim decide to prosecute.
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situations, where the harasser is of higher rank or position than the victim. Although the law was enforced, accusations were rare, and the extent of the problem was not documented.
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tribes that live in the forest are subject to violence. To protect their land, many indigenous people attack the new arrivals, who fight back, leading to violence and deaths.
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State Ombudsman's Office received five complaints of torture by police, compared with seven during the same period of 2007. Police continued to abuse
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and the exclusive use of their traditional lands. Although many problems existed, the government made limited progress in securing these rights. The
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punishment of those responsible, compensation of the victim), and that one remained pending (investigation of possible negligence of authorities).
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newspaper investigative journalists in Rio de Janeiro's Batan favela, when they were discovered living there undercover to investigate militias.
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of politically motivated disappearances. However, the Center of Studies of Security and Citizenship estimated that in 2006 approximately 1,940
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between men and women. According to the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), women were often paid less than men in the same functions.
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Reports of killings by Rio de Janeiro police decreased during the year under a new state security strategy. Statistics released by the
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sought asylum, according to news reports. There were, in addition to officially recognized refugees, approximately 17,500 de facto
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members reportedly continued to use physical abuse, degrading treatment, and torture to spread fear and establish control over
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gives Brazil a score of "2" for both political rights and civil liberties; "1" represents the most free, and "7", the least.
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police clashes resulted in 1,260 civilian deaths in Rio de Janeiro State in 2007. Most of these killings occurred during "
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enacted laws requiring certain businesses to display signs listing the penalties for having sexual intercourse with a
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report as one of the 74 countries that still employ children and slave laborers within the informal working sector. A
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to men. The law also prohibits employers from requiring applicants or employees to take pregnancy tests or present
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the Rio de Janeiro state government that offered a complaint hot line, shelters, and psychological and legal aid.
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Human rights abuse isn't limited to just the local population but to foreign domestic workers as well. In 2017, a
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The Brazilian prison system is considered insolvent for a long time. Prisons are overcrowded and unhealthy, and
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university students, almost 5,000 or approximately 1 percent of total university students, remained unchanged.
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Government officials, attorneys, union leaders and even religious leaders have often been targeted, as with
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The UNHCR estimated that approximately 600 persons fled to the country from the September conflict in
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celebration, with 4 million people in 2009. Brazil had more than 60,000 same-sex couples in 2010 (
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for Afro-descendants in Brasília. The large poster says: "Wanna get into college? Pass the test!"
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in accordance with the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967
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affair. The danger of human rights defense entered the world press with the murder of
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The agrarian struggle in Brazil is manifold, touching on the topics of deforestation,
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Children's celebrating the twenty years of Landless Workers' Movement, in the city of
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including the torture of those incarcerated. Perhaps then it is not surprising that
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assigned. Living space, food, and human cleanliness conditions are inhumane and
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in Brazil involves large and migrating landless populations. Landowners resort
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exploitation" and government-conducted campaigns in the most affected areas.
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The law provides 120 days of paid maternity leave to women and seven days of
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Brazil, according to Human Rights Watch. There are constant complaints of
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Police response in many parts of Brazil is extremely violent, including
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In Rio de Janeiro, the city's Rio Women Program provided assistance to
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The stations provided psychological counseling, temporary shelter, and
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Sources: Human Rights Watch, Global Justice, Pastoral Land Commission
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According to the report "Epidemic of Hate", published in 1996 by the
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reported that São Paulo state police (civil and military) killed 340
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for privileges and transfers is rampant. In December 2007, a case of
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extracting contraband from forest or agrarian areas. In Brazil, the
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to drive and intimidate landless populations from their properties.
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to marry, and have the same legal rights as married heterosexuals.
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companies move in to take advantage of the large area of space the
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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well as inefficiency in prosecuting government officials for
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in Brazil is widespread and systematic, according to the ex-
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was released by the Brazilian government on May 5, 2020.
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members reportedly kidnapped, tortured, and released two
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broad rights, including the protection of their cultural
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for the purpose of prostitution was a serious problem.
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List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
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List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
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by illegally arresting and torturing him in 1993 in
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Barley slavery in a sugar plantation in the country.
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a law on domestic and family violence against women
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Index

Police brutality in Brazil
Politics of Brazil

Executive
President
list
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Vice President
Geraldo Alckmin
Cabinet
Attorney General of the Union
National Defense Council
Council of the Republic
Federal institutions
Presidential line of succession
Legislative
National Congress
57th Legislature
Federal Senate
list
President of the Federal Senate
Chamber of Deputies
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Federal Court of Audits
Judiciary
Supreme Federal Court
list
President of the Supreme Federal Court
National Council of Justice
Superior Court of Justice

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