Brazil - OPCAT Situation
OPCAT Status
National Preventive System in Federal State
Law N° 12.847 (2 August 2013) - Portuguese version
Implementing Decree N° 8.154 (16 December 2013) - Portuguese version
Law N° 12.857 creating the NPM members' positions (2 September 2013) - Portuguese version
Alagoas: Law n°7.141/2009 (December 2009)
Rio de Janeiro: Law n. 5778/2010 (30 June 2010)
Espirito Santo: Law nº10.006 (April 2013)
Paraíba:Law nº 9413 (July 2011)
Pernambuco: Law nº 14.863 (December 2012)
Rondonia: Law nº 3.262 (5 December 2013)
Minas Gerais: Law nº 21.164 (17 January 2014)
Alagoas: New Specialised Institution
Rio de Janeiro: New Specialised Institution
Espirito Santo: New Specialised Institution
Paraíba: New Specialised Institution
Pernambuco: New Specialised Institution
Rondonia: New Specialised Institution
Alagoas: State Mechanism to Prevent and Combat Torture
Rio de Janeiro: Mechanism to Combat and Prevent Torture
Espirito Santo: StateMechanism to Prevent and Combat Torture
Paraíba: State Mechanism to Prevent and Combat Torture
Pernambuco: State Mechanism to Prevent and Combat Torture
Rondonia: State Mechanism to Prevent and Combat Torture
Minas Gerais: State Mechanism to Prevent Torture
The NPM publishes an annual report on the prevention of torture in Brazil, which includes an analysis of the situation at both the Federal and State levels, a summary of the work carried out by the NPM, and its recommendations to improve the situation.
The NPM drafts reports of the visits to places of detention within one month after the visit and present them to the National Committee to Prevent and Combat Torture, the General Attorney’s Office and to the detention authorities.