Transparência Brasil | Brazil

Strengthening Accountability and Access to Justice within Brazil’s Public Defenders’ Offices

Increase the transparency, accountability, and efficacy of state public defenders’ offices  

AWARD YEAR
2022
FUNDING AREA
Democratic Governance
PROJECT LOCATION
Brazil
AMOUNT AWARDED
$211,000
PROJECT DURATION
24 months
Brazil’s 1988 constitution asserts the right to free defense for the indigent, building on a longer tradition of public defense in various parts of the country. Public Defenders’ Offices (Defensorias Públicas, or DPs) exist at the federal and state level to deliver these services in both criminal and civil contexts. Drawing on its expertise in data analysis, institutional design, and the justice sector, Transparência Brasil has designed a project to better understand the performance of state DPs in Brazil and recommend improvements. 
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