The UN demands independence from Brazilian institutions in an election year and warns of violence against women, blacks and representatives of the LGBTI+ movement running for elections in October. The warning comes from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has included Brazil in her report on matters of concern and will be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this Monday.
Bachelet chose to give the warning in her final speech before the international body. At the same meeting, he announced that he would not resume the UN’s highest human rights mandate after four years in office.
Regarding Brazil’s situation, he did not avoid criticism from various aspects. “I am concerned about threats to environmental human rights defenders and indigenous peoples in Brazil, including exposure to pollution from illegal gold mining,” the Chilean said.
He also criticized the situation of racism and police violence, which led to a crisis between the Jair Bolsonaro government and the international establishment.
“The recent cases of police brutality and structural racism, as well as the attacks on MPs and candidates, particularly African descent, women and LGBTI+ people ahead of the October general elections, are alarming,” he said.
Although Bachelet did not specify in writing Jair Bolsonaro’s name and his attacks on the judiciary and electoral bodies, fundamental rights and independent institutions, he also demanded the separation of institutions in a rare gesture.”
Last week, Bolsonaro signaled to US President Joe Biden that he would respect the democratic process. But a day later, he returned to criticize the Federal Supreme Court and continued his offensive rhetoric.
The UN criticism comes days after the UN accused the Brazilian government of acting “extremely slow” in the disappearance of Brazilian native Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips. Both the entity and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged Brazil to “double up” its search efforts.
When speaking of Brazil, Bachelet also included the country in a list of nearly 30 places considered to be of worldwide concern for human rights abuses. Over the past three years, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has been criticized on several occasions by international organizations and has increased the pressure on Brazilian diplomacy.
International embarrassment has led to questioning by foreign governments, activists and even investment funds if the UN does not have the authority to impose sanctions or take effective measures against the country.
source: Noticias
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