Brazil

International seminar: The role of the Public Defender in dealing with torture in Brazil, 2012
On 29-30 March 2012 the Sao Paulo's Public Defenders Office launched 5,000 copies of the IBAHRI manual on combating torture in Brazil, for use by public defenders across Brazil.

Combating torture in Brazil, 2011 - on-going
The IBAHRI has launched a major project in Brazil funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The project comprises the development of a Combating Torture Manual for judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Brazil, the implementation of trainings in six different states and the development of legal education curricula for use by justice institutions.

IBA / Innovare access to justice award winner visits Southern Africa, 2011
Judge Erivaldo Santos, winner of the IBA / Innovare access to justice award 2010, visited South Africa and Mozambique for a two week tour in June 2011, as part of his prize.

IBAHRI / Instituto Innovare Award, 2010
The IBAHRI was delighted to team up with prestigious Brazilian organisation, Instituto Innovare, to present an inaugural award for improving access to justice for prisoners. The winner was Judge Erivaldo Santos of the National Justice Council (Conselho Nacional de Justica) whose ‘New Start’ Programme beat 34 other applicants from all over the country for the prestigious award.

Rule of Law and Criminal Justice seminar, 2010
The IBAHRI 2010 report was launched at a seminar, entitled Rule of Law and Criminal Justice in Brazil, hosted by the IBAHRI and the Sao Paulo Bar Association, 26 February 2010.

Brazil fact-finding mission, 2009
In 2009, the IBAHRI conducted a fact-finding mission to Brazil, focusing on the Brazilian criminal justice sector, and in particular on access to justice in pre-trial detention. A report subsequent to the mission was released in February 2010.