ADI-2858: affirmative action under threat in Rio de Janeiro
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ADI-2404: media and rights of children and young people
Case attempts to undermine the rating system and overturn the ban on content at inappropriate times on radio and TV
ADPF 760: the resumption of a plan to combat deforestation
Civil society organizations are petitioning the Supreme Court to order the resumption of compliance with targets established by Brazilian legislation and international agreements assumed by Brazil on climate change
ADPF 607 challenges the undermining of the main mechanism for combating torture in Brazil
Organizations that fight torture in Brazil are petitioning the Supreme Court to rule as unconstitutional a federal decree that targets the National Mechanism to Combat and Prevent Torture
ADI 5032: crimes committed by military personnel must be prosecuted by the Civil Justice system
The use of military courts to prosecute agents of the Armed Forces who commit crimes while performing public security activities is incompatible with constitutional values
ADI 6852: power of Public Defender’s Offices to request documents debated in Supreme Court
Organizations consider it unconstitutional to restrict this prerogative of public defenders
ADI 6841: the virtualization of criminal justice debated in the Supreme Court
Anti-torture organizations have called on the Supreme Court to uphold the congressional veto guaranteeing that pre-trial custody hearings are held in-person.
The Bolsonaro government’s investment in digital surveillance
In a case in the Federal Audit Court, civil society identifies several irregularities in the bidding process for contracting a spying system
