Film Screened as Evidence in Brazilian Supreme Court Hearings

For the first time in history, a film was used as evidence in the Brazilian Supreme Court last week....

Regions: Brazil

Issues: Food & health & development, Independence of the judiciary, Reproductive rights

A Disembodied Woman (À Margem do Corpo)

The events portrayed in this film took place in a small town between 1996 and 1998. Deuseli was 19 years-old when she was brutally raped....

Regions: Brazil

Issues: Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women

Brazil: Alone and Anonymous (Solitário Anônimo)

An elderly man lying on the grass waiting to die. In his pocket, a message announced that he was from a distant land. He had no documents or any possessions....

Regions: Brazil

Brazil: Severina's Story (Uma História Severina)

Severina had her destiny changed by a Supreme Court decision....

Regions: Brazil

Issues: Reproductive rights, Violence against women

Abortion in Brazil: Documentary - Habeas Corpus

The documentary is about Tatielle’s suffering, a young woman from Morrinhos, a town in Goiás state’s rural area....

Regions: Brazil

Issues: Independence of the judiciary, Reproductive rights, Violence against women

Four Women (Quem são elas?)

July, 2004. The Brazilian Supreme Court temporarily authorized pregnant women carrying anencephalic fetuses to interrupt their pregnancies (abortion is illegal in Brazil)....

Regions: Brazil

Issues: Independence of the judiciary, Reproductive rights, Violence against women