#Brazil had its first #law making #racial #discrimination an #offence in the 1950s. Since 1989, #racism has been a non-bailable and imprescriptible #crime. If found #guilty, a #person could be sentenced to 2 to 5 years in #prison. Since 2023, a #racial #insult — when the offense is directed to a specific individual rather than a collective — also had its #penalty increased and equated to #racism in the #legislation. Paez was arraigned for the latter.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/02/20/after-alleged-racist-insult-an-argentine-tourist-faces-the-possibility-of-prison-time-in-brazil/