Brazil Resumes Key Dialogue over Equality

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The opening ceremony of the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTIQIA+ People in Brasilia, Brazil on October 21, 2025. © 2025 Human Rights Watch This week Brazil is hosting the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People, an ambitious effort to chart new directions for public policy on equality and inclusion. Beyond its national scope, the conference underscores Brazil’s reemergence as a key voice in global equality debates. And as many countries, including in the Global North, roll back support of LGBTQIA+ rights, the conference shows how…

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