The challenges of legal assistance to indigenous peoples in Brazil

the case of Xukuru people

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Keywords:

Legal Assistance, Public Defender's Office, Xukuru People

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2022/65353

This paper investigates the challenges that indigenous communities in Brazil face to guarantee access to justice, based on a case study, in which the performance of the Public Defender's Office (DPU) in the case of the Xukuru People v. Brazil in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is analyzed. It is argued that the art. 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights demands legal assistance with multidimensional characteristics, which includes the legislative sphere and the control of the implementation of public policies.

Keywords: Legal Assistance; Public Defender's Office; Xukuru People.

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André Carneiro Leão, Faculdade Damas, Recife, Pernambuco

Doutor em Direito pela UFPE. Professor da Faculdade Damas. Defensor Público Federal.

   

Francisco De assis Nascimento Nóbrega, Defensoria Pública da União, Recife, Pernambuco

É Defensor Público Federal em Pernambuco. Exerceu a função de Secretário Geral de Articulação Institucional. Foi um dos signatários da manifestação da Defensoria Pública da União no Caso do Povo Xukuru vs. Brasil

     

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2022-12-15

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Leão, A. C., & Nóbrega, F. D. assis N. (2022). The challenges of legal assistance to indigenous peoples in Brazil: the case of Xukuru people. Direito E Práxis, 15(1), 1–29. Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/revistaceaju/article/view/65353

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024): REVISTA DIREITO E PRÁXIS

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