Specialized International Legal Practice

Specialized international legal assistance provided in Brazil and within International Human Rights Systems.

Specialized international legal assistance provided in Brazil and within International Human Rights Systems, such as the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS), across various instances, through individual and collective actions and measures, in accordance with national laws and international treaties and conventions.

Our qualified assistance, with continuous guidance and feedback for clients, provides:

Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments for obligations to be fulfilled in Brazil involving parties abroad, including cases of criminal proceedings transferred from abroad, enforcement of foreign criminal judgments in Brazil, and transfer of convicted persons from abroad.
Representation before Brazil’s superior courts, such as the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in both ordinary and appeal proceedings.
Judicial and administrative proceedings for complaints and redress of human rights violations — individual or collective — in cases such as racism, LGBTIphobia, and gender-based discrimination; police and state agent violence; denial of access to healthcare, education, employment, and basic necessities; violence against children and women, among others.
Filing of Public Civil Actions, Class Actions, and Reparation and Indemnity Lawsuits on behalf of individuals and groups affected by human rights violations.
Submission of Complaints and Representations to state and federal Public Prosecutor’s Offices, as well as to administrative bodies such as state secretariats, human rights councils, and regulatory agencies, aiming at the redress of individual and collective human rights.
Development of Advocacy Plans to promote social change and human rights through legal-political strategies in the national and international human rights systems of the OAS and the UN, including public hearings, drafting of reports and thematic submissions, participation in forums, campaign planning, among others.
Filing of human rights violation complaints in international human rights protection systems of the United Nations and the Organization of American States through advocacy strategies and communications to UN Treaty Bodies and Special Rapporteurs, as well as to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Representation of victims in cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Representation before Brazil’s superior courts (STF and STJ) in landmark cases for the protection and promotion of human rights, acting as third-party interveners or Amicus Curiae, with the submission of legal briefs and oral arguments.