Brazil: Further information: Legal concern: Juvêncio Mazzarollo
On 2 December 1983 the Brazilian Congress approved a series of amendments to Law 6.620/78, the Lei de Segurança Nacional (Law of National Security). These amendments abolish certain offences and reduce the penalties for others.
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