BRAZIL FACTS ON PROSTITUTION

Brazil is one of the favored destinations of paedophile sex tourists from Europe and the United States. ("Global law to punish sex tourists sought by Britain and EU," The Indian Express, 21 November 1997

In over 30 municipalities especially the larger cities, there is a noteable increase in prostitution among children under the age of 14. ("Use of children for prostitution and a Congressional hearing in the State of Paraiba," NGOAEs/ Interinstitutional Network Against Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, 6 April 1998)........

In Porto Murtinho, a town of 11 thousand, there are six locations of prostitution. In Coruma (pop. 87.8 thousand) 16 prostitution establishments were found. In Campo Grande, (pop. 600 thousand) there are 12 prostitution establishments where over 100 young girls from Sao Paulo, Goias, Parana, Minas Gerais, Paraguay and Chile are prostituted in sex tourism. Tourists buy girls for periods of one or two weeks. This practice also occurs in the municipality of Coxim where tourists staying in fishing campments hire young girls. (Titular Council for Children and Adolescents, "Child prostitutes used in 'sex tourism' in Pantannal," SEJUP #287, 17 September, 1997)

Sterilization of female members of the Pataxo Ha-ha-hae tribe was arranged by Bahia state representative Roland Lavigne during the 1994 general election campaign, charge tribal leaders. No child has been born to the Baheta community, which totals 64 people of the Pataxo Ha-ha-hae tribe, since its 11 women of childbearing age were sterilized in 1994. None of the women was forced to undergo the procedure, but they may have been misinformed about the long-term implications of sterilization. It is common for politicians in the impoverished Northeast to offer free medical treatment in exchange for votes, although the practice is officially illegal. (Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), "Brazil tribe denounces illegal sterlizations," Reuters, 5 September 1998)

A ten-year-old Brazilian rape victim, who was impregnated during the rape, may not be able to have an abortion. Her family and pro-choice activists support the abortion, fearing that she can not emotionally or physically carry the pregnancy to term. Catholic religious leaders and anti-abortion activists, who have received a court injunction to keep the abortion from taking place, oppose the abortion. ("Church blocks Brazil abortion for raped 10-yr-old," Reuters, 24 September 1998)

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