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Brazil creates rights medal named after Black writer, replacing princess

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a launching ceremony of National Program for Public Security with Citizenship at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on 15th March, 2023.

Brasilia, BrazilReuters Brazil’s leftist government on Monday abolished a human rights medal that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had named after the daughter of the country’s last monarch, replacing it with a prize named after a Black writer and abolitionist.  The medal will now be named after Luiz Gama, who was a leader of the […]