Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in Brazil
17 organisations · Brazil
17 organisations in Brazil offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 15 associations and networks, 1 university law clinic, 1 NGO. Access: 15 free subject to income conditions, 1 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: Portuguese.
What this covers
Defence for people who cannot afford a lawyer, police custody, bail, appeals and wrongful convictions, detention conditions and the rights of prisoners.
Organisations
Belem
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Para Association / Network · Portuguese
Belo Horizonte
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Minas Gerais Association / Network · Portuguese
Brasília
- Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal Association / Network · Portuguese
- Public Defender's Office of Brazil (DPU) Association / Network · Portuguese
Curitiba
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Parana Association / Network · Portuguese
Florianopolis
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Santa Catarina Association / Network · Portuguese
Fortaleza
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Ceara Association / Network · Portuguese
Goiania
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Goias Association / Network · Portuguese
Manaus
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Amazonas Association / Network · Portuguese
Porto Alegre
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Association / Network · Portuguese
Recife
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Pernambuco Association / Network · Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Association / Network · Portuguese
Salvador
- Defensoria Publica do Estado da Bahia Association / Network · Portuguese
São Paulo
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo Association / Network · Portuguese
- Departamento Jurídico XI de Agosto University clinic · Portuguese
- Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania NGO · Portuguese
Vitoria
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Espirito Santo Association / Network · Portuguese
Other needs covered in Brazil
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.