Organisations publish letter in support of boosting voluntary legal aid in Brazil
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Following pressure, Vale withdraws from UN social responsibility network
The decision was taken after civil society called for the company to be delisted due to the dam burst in Brumadinho (MG)
Opinion: Public authorities are incapable of preserving the lives of people in custody
A person who is in prison is six times more likely to die than a person who is not in prison
Human Rights Film project to discuss the periphery and racism at Sesc 24 de Maio
The project involves film screenings followed by discussions on subjects that are pertinent to topics and agendas surrounding human rights
Civil society criticises the proposal to abolish the São Paulo Police Ombudsman
According to organisations, the existence of this body is fundamental in the reduction of police lethality and abuse of power committed by agents of the state against citizens
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
