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Brazil: Arrests are first sign of progress in investigation into killing of Marielle Franco

Responding to reports that Brazilian police have arrested two men in Rio de Janeiro over the killing of human rights...

Brazil: After a year of impunity, authorities must bring Marielle Franco’s killers to justice

One year on from the killing of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and...

Brazil: Toxic speech must not become government policy

Reacting to the election of Jair Bolsonaro and Hamilton Mourão as president and vice president of Brazil, Amnesty International said...

Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco

The targeted assassination of Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender and city councilor known for denouncing police abuses and...

Brazil: Children’s rights in peril as International Youth Day is marked

Ahead of International Youth Day on 12 August, Amnesty International Brazil’s Executive Director Jurema Werneck called on the country’s Congress...

Brazil: New Amnesty campaign will fight back as Congress considers legal changes that flagrantly attack human rights

· Amnesty International launches new campaign to defend human rights in Brazil · Proposed changes would reduce legal protections...

Brazil: Spike in killings by Rio police as country faces UN review

Authorities in Brazil are increasingly turning a blind eye to a deepening human rights crisis of their own making, Amnesty...

Brazil: More than 120 killings in 16 days signals national prison crisis

Brazil’s chaotic prison system is facing crisis with more than 120 inmate deaths reported since 1 January 2017, Amnesty International...

Brazil: Court archives case of killing of young boy during military police operation

An appalling decision by a Court in Brazil to archive the case of the killing of a 10-year-old boy during...

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