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ESCR / Reports and Publications / Brazil / 2009 / April

Brazil: The Criminalisation Of Poverty - A Report on the Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture and Other Forms of Violence in Brazil

Report on the ESCRC of Torture and Other Forms of Violence in Brazil
110 pages / 2.85 MB

In this report, the economic, social and cultural root causes of violence and, indeed, the impact of violence upon the possibility of enjoying economic, social and cultural rights, are examined from the specific perspective of “the criminalisation of poverty”, with a particular emphasis on Brazil’s urban areas. 


The term “criminalisation of poverty” was frequently used both by representatives of civil society and by victims of violence in the course of interviews and meetings carried out during the preparatory mission. It refers to a clear and observable phenomenon that sees the poorest members of Brazilian society identified by state and quasi-state actors (the police, and in particular the military police, elements of the legal system, prison guards and militias) as criminal, or potentially criminal elements and on that basis being targeted for extortion, arbitrary arrest and detention, physical violence or, indeed, summary execution.  

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Date: April 12, 2009
Activity: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Type: Reports and Publications
Country: Brazil
Subjects: Criminalisation of the poor, Human Rights Defenders, Land and Housing, Minorities and marginalised communities, Non-state actors, Police, Military and Paramilitary, Right to adequate standard of living, Rights of the child, Torture and violence, Women’s rights

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  • Relatório sobre as Causas Econômicas, Sociais e Culturais da Tortura e de Outras Formas de Violência no Brasil
    63 pages / 1.85 MB

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