Brazil

September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

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On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions. Read more

June 23, 2021

Brazil: an obstacle course for prisoners' families in the pandemic

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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Maria Teresa dos Santos is the chair of the Associação de Amigos e Familiares de Pessoas em Privação de Liberdade (Association… Read more

June 23, 2021

Brazil: the vital work of the Public Defenders’ Office in a public health crisis

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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Patrick Cacicedo is a Public Defender based in São Paulo.Patrick holds a PhD from the University of São Paulo (USP), and… Read more

April 1, 2021

Brazil / USA: female mass incarceration

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Despite many differences at the legal, social and economic levels, Brazil and the United States have commonalities in their use of female incarceration. The Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (Land, Labour and Citizenship Institute, ITTC) undertook a comparative investigation to identify recurrent…

Source — The Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (ITTC)

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March 30, 2021

Brasil: Xuxa propuso que se prueben vacunas y medicamentos en presos “que al menos sirvan para algo”

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March 18, 2021

Brazil: managing uncertainty

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As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the Brazilian authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives? Read more

February 2, 2021

Brazil: Covid-19 aggravating the jail crisis

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The number of inmates rises so fast, that the prison system can’t properly accommodate them, leading to overcrowding and violence. At this point, violence is so ingrained that riots, decapitations and gruesome scenes are becoming commonplace in Brazil’s jails. In the last four years, hundreds of people…

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January 27, 2021

Brazil: motherhood behind bars

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For almost 20 years, the Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (Land, Labour and Citizenship Institute, ITTC) has been dedicated to monitoring the condition of women who have been deprived of their freedom, mostly mothers or pregnant women. Ensured by the fundamental right to information, the Institute…

Source — Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil

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September 8, 2020

Brazil: disregard for life

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With more than 700,000 prisoners, the ailing prison system has been thrown into turmoil by the ongoing political disorder and the health crisis caused by Covid-19. What is the future for prisons in Brazil, and what are the main challenges at present? Read more

September 7, 2020

Brazil: drugs, walls and being a woman

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Brazil’s prison population tripled in 20 years, resulting to a total of 770,000 inmates in 2,600 prisons. This is due to an increased recourse to detention. The incarceration rate of 133 in 2000 has grown to 466 in nearly two decades. The narration of women imprisonment seems to follow the same trajectory.… Read more

July 24, 2020

Brazil : La pandemia de coronavirus sigue avanzando en las cárceles ante la desesperación de los familiares

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June 17, 2020

Brazil: COVID-19 breeds fear and calls for change

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Carolina, a Brazilian mother, hasn’t heard anything from her jailed son since March when authorities banned prison visits due to the coronavirus outbreak and she is scared. As COVID-19 deaths rise in Brazil’s violent and overcrowded jails, activists have called for tens of thousands of prisoners to be…

Source — The Jakarta Post

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May 6, 2020

Brazil: inmates protest suspension of visits

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A riot broke out Saturday at a prison in the city of Manaus in Brazil’s Amazon state, as inmates protested the suspension of all visits to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The inmates at the Puraquequara facility held prison guards hostage for more than five hours before authorities brought the…

Source — VOA

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May 6, 2020

Brazil: Covid-19 massacre imminent

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Open and poorly treated wounds, food waste on the cell floor, rat faeces, little ventilation, water rationing, insects everywhere. While some inmates do not even get up from their beds, such is their weak state of health, others are stuck in wheelchairs. To wash one’s body or one’s hands or clean any…

Source — LAB

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March 18, 2020

Brazil: évasions en masse de détenus suite aux mesures anti-coronavirus

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November 8, 2019

Brazil: el Supremo anula el ingreso en prisión tras la sentencia en segunda instancia

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October 10, 2019

Brazil: el escándalo de torturas que Bolsonaro considera una “tontería” y Moro, “un “malentendido”

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September 24, 2019

Brazil: Lula préfère la prison à un aménagement de peine

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August 4, 2019

Brazil: violencia salvaje en el infierno de las cárceles

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August 2, 2019

Brazil: why is prison violence so bad?

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Here’s a look at the root causes of Brazil’s prison violence, how the current government is approaching the problem, and what can be done to turn the tide.

Source — Americas Quarterly

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July 30, 2019

Brazil: "les prisons sont devenues stratégiques pour l’organisation du trafic de drogues"

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July 29, 2019

Brazil: gang violence leaves more than 50 dead in Brazil prison riot

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At least 57 people have been killed in a gruesome gang battle that broke out in a prison in the Brazilian Amazon on Monday morning.

Source — L'Express

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May 28, 2019

Brazil: 55 inmates killed in spate of prison riots

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Fifty-five inmates have died in gang-related riots at four prisons in western Brazil, according to authorities. Fifteen prisoners were found dead Sunday and 40 more Monday in the city of Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas, the region’s Governor Wilson Lima said.

Source — L'Express

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May 24, 2019

Brazil: la Fashion Week entre en prison à Sao Paulo

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