Brazil
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Brazil, TJET has collected information on: one amnesty in 1979; 139 domestic trials starting between 1971 and 2020; one foreign trial starting in 1998; two reparations policies created between 1995 and 2002; and one truth commission mandated in 2011.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1985.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Brazil between 1970 and 2020.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Brazil ranks 26th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Brazil had one amnesty in 1979. One occurred in the context of democratic transition. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 139 domestic prosecutions between 1971 and 2020. These include 17 transitional human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which nine persons were convicted; and 122 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 128 persons were convicted. In four trials that involved high-ranking state agents, no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Foreign Trials
Nationals of Brazil were defendants in one foreign prosecution in Italy beginning in 1998.
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Reparations Policies
Brazil implemented two reparations policies, starting in 1995. According to available information, there was a total of 79556 individual beneficiaries.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Truth Commissions
Brazil mandated one truth commission in 2011. The commission completed its operations in 2014. The commission issued a final report, which is publicly available. The report included recommendations for prosecutions and institutional reforms.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.