Since 1989, Brazilian law has classified racism as a non-bailable offense with no statute of limitations, carrying prison sentences of two to five years. Since 2023, racial insults directed at individuals carry the same penalty. In December 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously recognized the existence of structural racism — and prosecutions of foreign visitors have brought the law to international attention.
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US-Wahlen bringen historische Erfolge für Minderheiten

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In mehreren US-Bundesstaaten wählten die Stimmberechtigten Vertreter aus bisher unterrepräsentierten Gruppen in hohe Ämter. Keisha Lance Bottoms wird erste schwarze Gouverneurin, Deb Haaland erste indigene Gouverneurin und Chris Pappas erster offen schwuler Mann im Senat.

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