Brazil
Chronic human rights problems plague Brazil. Some police officers kill unlawfully, torture detainees, and mistreat children in conflict with the law. Many Brazilian prisons are severely overcrowded, and the lack of adequate state control leaves inmates vulnerable to violence, extortion, and recruitment by gangs. Other human rights problems include violence against women, killings of journalists and bloggers because of their work, and violence against rural activists and indigenous people involved in conflicts over land. Perpetrators of abuses during the military rule of 1964 to 1985 continue to be shielded from justice by an amnesty law passed by the military regime.

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Disability RightsHONORABLE DR. TOFFOLI, MINISTER OF THE SUPREME FEDERAL COURT, RAPPORTEUR OF DIRECT ACTION OF UNCONSTITUTIONALITY Nº 6590 - OF DECREE 10.502 ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL POLICY ON SPECIAL EDUCATION
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Brazil: Possible Evidence Tampering in Police Killings
Experts Find Autopsies Woefully Inadequate in ‘False Rescues’ Case
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Brazil: Institutions Stand Up to Bolsonaro
Weakened Enforcement Leads to Spike in Amazon Deforestation
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Brazil: Education Risk for Children With Disabilities
New National Policy Encourages School Segregation
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Brazil: Stop Harassing Environmental Defenders
Judicial Action by Environment Minister Threatens Free Speech
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Brazil: Revoke Regulation Curtailing Abortion Access
Reporting Rape Survivors to Police Can Endanger Their Health