Brazil

194 million people
10,720 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Free
Press:
Partly Free
Free

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WhatsApp Suspended in Brazil

July 19, 2016

On July 19, 2016 a Brazilian court issued a nationwide ban on the messaging app WhatsApp. 
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Brazil: Judicial Over-Reach in Data Privacy Case

March 2, 2016

In response to the detention in Brazil of a Facebook executive for an alleged failure to comply with a court order, Freedom House issued the following statement:
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Brazil Truth Commission Documents Dictatorship’s Brutality

December 11, 2014

In response to the publication of a National Truth Comission report investigating human rights abuses in Brazil during the 20-year military dictatorship, Freedom House issued the following statement,. 
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The Democracy Promotion Gap

December 8, 2014

Behind a smokescreen of noninterference, the leading democracies of the global south—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—have been weak ambassadors for spreading freedom abroad.

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Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

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