November 18, 2024
Brazil: Pesticide Bill Threatens Health, Livelihoods
Smaller Buffer Zones Would Further Reduce Protection from Exposure
Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023 after a campaign marred with political violence. Shortly after, a crowd of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Presidential Palace, calling for a coup. Rapid deforestation and fires are pushing the Amazon rainforest to a tipping point from which it may not recover. Forest defenders face threats and violence. Police killings continue at very high levels, disproportionately impacting Black Brazilians. Many prisons are severely overcrowded, leaving detainees vulnerable to violence and recruitment by gangs. Gender-based violence remains a chronic problem.
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November 7, 2023
“They Promised to Kill 30”
Police Killings in Baixada Santista, São Paulo state, Brazil
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April 3, 2023
Brazil: Online Learning Tools Harvest Children’s Data
One State Government Removes Ad Tracking, But Others Continue
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January 13, 2023
Rainforest Ashes
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November 21, 2024
Letter to Brazil Attorney-General Paulo Gonet
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October 10, 2024
UN Experts Spotlight Devastating Police Brutality in Brazil
Black Brazilians are Three Times more Likely to Be Killed by Police than White Brazilians
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October 9, 2024
The Right Lessons from the Flap Over X in Brazil
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September 26, 2024
Brazil’s Turn to Ratify Landmark Environmental Treaty
Colombia is Latest Country to Adopt the Escazú Agreement
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September 11, 2024
Brazil: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
99th Pre-Sessional Working Group
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September 11, 2024
Americas: Limited Protection for People Fleeing Venezuela, Haiti
Limited Access to Asylum, Integration Pushes People to the Darién Gap
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September 3, 2024
720 Australian and Brazilian Children Better Protected from AI Misuse
Child Data Protection Laws Urgently Needed to Protect All Children
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August 28, 2024
Private Door to Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry
Mandatory Lobbying Disclosures and Publicly Searchable Registries Are Basic Minimum
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July 3, 2024
Brazil Prevents Meta from Using People to Power Its AI
First Data Privacy Safeguard of Its Kind in the Country Protects Children
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