Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Mission to Brazil, Asma Jahangir (2004)

Date: 28 January 2004

This report contains the findings and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on her mission to Brazil. She expresses concerns about various issues, such as:

the police violence and the extrajudicial killings as a result of anti-drug operations, the main targets being the most vulnerable people
the existence of death squads, made up of well-organized and heavily armed criminal gangs, specializing in drug trafficking or various criminal activities, for example, extortion.

Citation: Asma Jahangir, 'Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Mission to Brazil' (2004) E/CN.4/2004/7/Add.3