Brazil: Further information on forced eviction/use of excessive force: 468 families

Index Number: AMR 19/016/2006
Date Published: 10 April 2006
Categories: Americas, Brazil

The 468 families squatting the Prestes Maia building in central São Paulo, who had been scheduled for eviction on 15 April, have secured a last-minute court order postponing their eviction indefinitely.