Civil society criticises the proposal to abolish the São Paulo Police Ombudsman
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Congress passes law that authorizes compulsory hospitalisation of chemically dependent individuals
The PLC 37 (bill of law), the author of which is the incumbent minister Osmar Terra, goes against the basic principles of the psychiatric reform and places abstinence as the central objective of the treatment of dependent people
Commission approves proposal to force detainees to pay prison costs
The project has been passed to a plenary in the Senate and if approved will be sent to the Chamber
Committee demands Sao Paulo prosecutor’s office provide a report on monitoring of police
The government body has given the Public Prosecutor’s Office 30 days to provide information on how they are monitoring cases of police abuse in the state
Event to debate seven years of the Law on Access to Information
Activity organised by seven civil society organisations will take place on Thursday 16 May at 7pm, at FGV-SP
Organisations publish letter of repudiation on environmental licensing vote
Bill to ease the process of environmental licensing for agribusiness activities and infrastructure building projects could be voted on as a matter of urgency
Provisional measure to control NGOs suffers defeat in congress
Under pressure from civil society, the point at issue was heeded by rapporteur without the need to put it to the vot
Original research outlines the profile of high-income donors in Brazil
