Lack of prison places no excuse for more restrictive sentences

Who polices the police?
Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to discuss external oversight of police activity

Supreme Court: small-time trafficking is not a “heinous crime”
Ruling benefits thousands of first-time drug offenders
Political crisis and human rights
In the UN, government responds to NGO charges of assaults on the Constitution
Giving birth without shackles
Senate Commission approves bill banning the use of handcuffs on female prisoners during childbirth
War on drugs :: For an end to the militaristic approach
Brazilian organizations condemn moves by the interim government on drug policy

Pedrinhas on alert
