According to the site, Freedom House, Brazil has a freedom rating of 2 out of 7, where 7 is the worse. This 2 means that they are considered free according to thequestions that the country was asked. Though their freedom of press, is highly restricted. There has been a reported 5 deaths of journalists in the year 2011. The deaths are thought to have connections to their work. In this year, the Judges in the judicial branch played a very active role in preventing stories from being researched and talked about. Many of these stories dealt with politicians of Brazil. Many of the journalist who do manage to cover stories about corruption, organized crime, and military-era human right violation, are prime targets of violence. Just about all the news media is either owned by the government itself or private corporations with ties to the government. On the bright side, the government does not put restriction on access to the internet.
Woman and children, on a daily basis, are being mistreated. Even with a law stating that women and men are equal under the eyes of the law, the violence is common and protective laws are rarely enforced to protect woman. In the year 2010, more than 1 million children, between the ages of ten and fourteen, were forced to work as prostitutes. The government has tried to put an end to it by paying to keep kids in school and working with organizations but human trafficking continues within Brazil. For the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation.
One of the question on the checklist is ,"Is the government free from pervasive corruption?" Now, this question can be answered a number ways. Pervasive means widespread and the corruption in Brazil is usually centered around a certain group, so it's not really widespread.
Woman and children, on a daily basis, are being mistreated. Even with a law stating that women and men are equal under the eyes of the law, the violence is common and protective laws are rarely enforced to protect woman. In the year 2010, more than 1 million children, between the ages of ten and fourteen, were forced to work as prostitutes. The government has tried to put an end to it by paying to keep kids in school and working with organizations but human trafficking continues within Brazil. For the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation.
One of the question on the checklist is ,"Is the government free from pervasive corruption?" Now, this question can be answered a number ways. Pervasive means widespread and the corruption in Brazil is usually centered around a certain group, so it's not really widespread.