Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Brazil
Rights Lab project lead: Ben Brewster. In collaboration with the Federal University of Pernambuco and the Freedom Fund.
Funder: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Duration: February 2021-August 2022
Programme: Health and Wellbeing
There is currently a policy window in Brazil, providing an opportunity to urgently and comprehensively reform the national response to commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), as a number of key state and national plans are scheduled to be reformulated in the next 18 months. Yet, the evidence base on which these new policies and plans are to be developed is currently limited. Our project seeks to establish a rich and detailed evidence base upon which to inform policymakers. We will establish the underlying social and cultural factors that contribute to the “normalisation” of CSEC in Brazil, and provide comprehensive, evidence-based, survivor-informed recommendations and policy guidance to underpin the reformulation of key state and national plans and equip child protection stakeholders with a vital route to understanding the ongoing and longstanding impacts of CSEC.
Download our reports
Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Brazil, Final executive report (English)
Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Brazil, Final executive report (Portuguese)
Briefing: The commercial sexual exploitation of children in Recife: How young people experience support services
Portuguese Briefing: The commercial sexual exploitation of children in Recife: How young people experience support services
Briefing: Developing plans to address sexual violence against children and adolescents in Brazil
Portuguese Briefing: Developing plans to address sexual violence against children and adolescents in Brazil
Briefing: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and adolescents in Brazil
Portuguese Briefing: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and adolescents in Brazil
Combatting the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Brazil