Religious intolerance and violence in Brazil: a study in response to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

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https://doi.org/10.12957/rqi.2024.77209

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United Nations, human rights, religious intolerance, Human Rights Council, Brazil

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In September 2021, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights invited stakeholders to submit information about intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence based on religion or belief. The present article is the result of a study dedicated to answer this invitation with systematized information regarding Brazil. The study investigated instances of religious intolerance and violence in the country, as documented by UN and Inter-American human rights mechanisms. It included a literature review and document analysis encompassing reports and other publications from the universal and regional human rights systems, as well as normative acts, caselaw, and media sources. This research is justified by the legal, historical, and social importance of understanding religious-related intolerance and violence. It may interest practical jurists and civil servants, as well as people interested in international law, international human rights law, constitutional law, human and fundamental rights, and Brazilian sociology.

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Henrique Napoleão Alves, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Director and Chief Researcher, Facts and Norms Institute (www.factsandnorms.com), MG-Brazil. Ph.D. in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil). Former Visiting Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin (United States of America). Former Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Attorney and Legal Consultant, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington D. C, US. This article expresses the views of its author in his individual capacity.   Master of Science (Law), UFMG, Brazil, Ph.D. (Law), UFMG, Brazil

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2025-04-02

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Alves, H. N. (2025). Religious intolerance and violence in Brazil: a study in response to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. REVISTA QUAESTIO IURIS, 17(4), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.12957/rqi.2024.77209

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Vol. 17 Núm. 4 (2024): REVISTA QUAESTIO IURIS - VOL. 17, N°04

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