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Brazil: Bill continues to threaten Indigenous rights

Bill 2903/2023 can be voted at any moment by Brazilian Senate. The bill ­- approved on May 30 by the...

Bill threatens Indigenous rights in Brazil

Bill 2903/2023 is set to be voted on in the coming days by the Senate. The bill was approved on...

Brazil: Five years without Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes

Brazil's president is being urged to launch an impartial probe into the deaths of activist Marielle Franco and her driver,...

Brazil: Amnesty International condemns the attacks and invasion of public buildings in Brasilia by extremist groups

Amnesty International calls for the relevant authorities to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations so that the acts of this...

Respect for human rights must be central during the elections in Brazil

By Jurema Werneck, Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil, and Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director of Amnesty International During elections, candidates...

Support Actions in Solidarity with Threatened Defenders of Land, Water, Forests and a Healthy Environment

The defenders of land, water, forests, Indigenous rights and a healthy environment are a beacon of hope in the ever...

BRAZIL: Environmental Defenders Murdered

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 54/22 UPDATE 1 BELOW On the morning of 5 June, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips,...

Brazil: Amnesty International laments the brutal deaths of Bruno and Dom and demands justice from Brazilian government

June 16, 2022 Amnesty International is deeply saddened by the news of the killing of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips....

Brazil: Authorities must guarantee transparency and respect for human rights in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

June 15, 2022 In response to reports that the Brazilian authorities are now treating the search for Dom Phillips and...

Brazil: Authorities must not waste another second in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

June 9, 2022 In response to the Brazilian authorities’ failure to locate British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, a...

Americas: Amnesty International sounds alert over killings of human rights defenders and journalists in first month of 2022

February 2, 2022 With at least 20 human rights defenders and four journalists killed across the region in January, the...

Amnesty International Brazil brings together 1 Million Voices to Demand Justice for Marielle and Anderson during Act held in Rio

On the date marking three years of the murder of city councillor and human rights defender Marielle Franco and her...

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