Unsanitary conditions, overcrowding and lack of healthcare favor epidemics in prisons
Organizations take legal action against São Paulo Governor João Doria for police violence
Social movements join a lawsuit filed by the State Public Prosecutor’s Office following the high number of killings by the police; the State Public Defender’s Office is also involved in the case
Supreme Court orders end of overcrowding at youth detention centers across the country
The rapporteur of the case, Justice Fachin, suggests a series of alternatives to reduce the number of adolescents in custody
Organisations demand meeting with governor to address the increase in killings by police in São Paulo
In the first six months of 2020, the state registered a 21% increase in cases in comparison with the same period in 2019
In statement, institutions reinforce support for collective Habeas Corpus in youth detention centers
Justice Edson Fachin aims to limit occupancy at these facilities
ADPF Favelas Case wins another victory in Supreme Court
Majority of the court justices set limits on Rio de Janeiro’s public security policy and on police violence in the favelas
NGOs seek justice for photographer who lost sight during protest
The case of the photographer Alex Silveira reaches the Supreme Court twenty years after he was struck by a rubber bullet while covering a protest in São Paulo
STF upholds suspension of police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas during the pandemic
