Brazil: Ensure Independent Criminal Investigations in Rio State

Click to expand Image Rio de Janeiro Forensic Medical Institute building, February 2025, Rio de Janeiro © 2025 Cesar Munoz/Human Rights Watch The acting governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should seek passage of a bill for independent forensic services in the state and take additional measures to strengthen forensic analysis, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the acting governor, Ricardo Couto. Rio de Janeiro remains one of six Brazilian states, together with the federal