Tag: Conectas

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Legal experts interviewed assess that the President's conduct may constitute common crimes under the Criminal Code, but for there to be a criminal lawsuit before the STF (Supreme Court), a complaint filed by the...

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A judicial discussion of whether or not Brazil would enter the list of nations that decriminalize the possession of certain drugs for personal use has been postponed. It was due to return to the country’s...

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil has been able to implement only one of the 163 recommendations made by foreign governments regarding its human rights policies at the United Nations, according to a report by twenty-one non-governmental organizations which make...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The total number of people incarcerated in Brazil reached 726,712 in June 2016, the third largest prison population in the world, only behind the United States and China, according to...