Brazil’s Path Towards Human Rights

Neto, Ulisses Terto

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“…In 1996, the government created a platform on human rights centralized in the presidency and the Ministry of Justice. Yet, its implementation strategy only became possible through collaboration with CSOs throughout the country (Pinheiro & Mesquita Neto, 1997; Terto Neto, 2018). In the first PNDH‐1 (decree 1.904) (Presidência da República, 1996b), the term “homosexuals” was only cited as part of discriminated groups, unaccompanied by specific actions to be taken to tackle such discrimination.…”

Section: Discussion—changes In Lgbtq Policies By Political Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Table 3 presents the 20 policy outputs from the executive branch fulfilling the legislative gap of LGBTQ policies in Brazil. Although the human rights platform opened the political debate on citizenship and rights of vulnerable groups in Brazil since 1996, including LGBTQ people, by creating many policies to tackle discrimination (Terto Neto, 2018), the policies show only remote consolidation over the years (Encarnación, 2018).…”

Section: Data Collection and Preliminary Findings-lgbtq Policy Outputsmentioning

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Brazil's LGBTQ public policy: A Potemkin policy?

Galego

2023

Latin American Policy

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Although there are many frameworks of policy change analysis, little attention has been paid to policy manipulation, especially policies related to the community of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). This article develops a framework to fill this gap; it analyzes the process of policy manipulation by drawing on the metaphor of the Potemkin village, referring to the creation of a façade to suggest advances or progress to external observers. These Potemkin features have implications for informing a case study of Brazil's LGBTQ and human rights policies. Through content analysis of federal executive policy outputs, and an analysis of changes made by political elites in instruments, ideas, and actors over 20 rights‐based LGBTQ policies adopted in Brazil between 1996 and 2020, the article finds evidence that Brazil's LGBTQ policy is a Potemkin one.

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Section: Discussion—changes In Lgbtq Policies By Political Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Collection and Preliminary Findings-lgbtq Policy Outputsmentioning

confidence: 99%