![]() "I B ECAME S CARED, T HIS W AS T HEIR G OAL " 2 Interviews with 32 teachers from 8 states in Brazil revealed hesitancy or fear among some teachers when it comes to addressing gender and sexuality in the classroom due to legislative and political efforts to discredit such material, and at times harassment by elected officials and community members. The report illustrates a campaign-at times coordinated, at times diffuse-to discredit and ban gender and sexuality education, bolstered by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, which has fully embraced the alleged justification for these bills, amplifying it for political effect, including during his 2018 presidential campaign. While Brazilian law and policy, both at the federal and state levels, require CSE instruction, most of the efforts by lawmakers and conservative groups described in this report aim to specifically ban the key concepts of "gender" and "sexual orientation" in all areas of school, including as they relate to the rights of girls, women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. It contextualizes such attacks within the framework of the right to education, to information, and to health, as well as the related right to access comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), which they contravene. The report focuses on legislative and political attempts to suppress holistic and comprehensive approaches to education on gender and sexuality in primary and secondary public schools in Brazil. This report is based on a review by Human Rights Watch of 217 of these bills and laws, and on 56 interviews with teachers and education experts, including representatives of state departments of education, unions, and civil society organizations. These proposals, which target gender and sexuality education, have been the subject of intense political and social debate in Brazilian society, with some bills ultimately passing, many still pending, and others withdrawn. Maria Silva (pseudonym), public high school teacher in Londrina, Paraná Since around 2014, lawmakers at the federal, state, and municipal levels in Brazil have introduced over 200 legislative proposals to ban "indoctrination" or "gender ideology" in Brazilian schools. I don't have the same willingness anymore. But I became scared, this was their goal. 77ġ H UMAN R IGHTS W ATCH | M AY 2022 Summary Before, we would watch films and have debates and discussions in the classroom. 74 To State and Municipal Departments of Education. 74 To the National Council of Public Prosecutors' Offices. 73 To the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights. ![]() 73 To Lawmakers and all Public Officials. ![]() 73 To Federal, State, and Municipal Legislatures. Brazil's International Obligations to Uphold Gender and Sexuality Education. Impact on Teachers: Case Studies from Six States. 39 Minister of Women, the Family, and Human Rights. Political Rhetoric and Policies Discrediting Gender and Sexuality Education. Laws Restricting Teaching Gender and Sexual Diversity Violate Non-Discrimination Guarantees. 28 Laws Restricting Gender and Sexuality Education an Affront to Constitutional Freedoms. 27 State and Municipal Laws Banning Gender and Sexuality Education Cannot Override Federal Education Law. 23 Bills Explicitly Banning Gender and Sexuality Education. 21 Bills Explicitly Banning Gender and Sexuality Education. ![]() Laws Banning Gender and Sexuality Education. 12 The Rise of Groups Opposing Gender and Sexuality Education. 11 Need for Gender and Sexuality Education in Brazil. 8 Law on National Education Guidelines and Framework. 7 Gender and Sexuality Education under Brazilian Law and Policy. 7 Right to Gender and Sexuality Education under International Law. M AY 2022 ISBN: 978-1-62313-981-0 "I Became Scared, This Was Their Goal" Efforts to Ban Gender and Sexuality Education in Brazil Summary.
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