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ASSOCIACAO SANTUARIO DE ELEFANTES BRASIL
Brazil
Brazil - Federal Decree on Anti-Cruelty


This is a short summary of the federal decree that gives federal jurisdiction over some domestic animal issues.
Brazil - Animal Cruelty - Decreto-lei nº 24645,


Art. 1º - Todos os animais existentes no País sno tutelados do Estado.
Brazil - Biodiversity Treaty- Acceptance


Brazil's Ratification of the Biodiversity Treaty: Decree No. 2, dated 3/2/94,
Brazil - Constitution (Portuguese) - Constituiclo Federal do Brazil - Protecclo dos Animais


Constituiclo Federal do Brazil - Protecclo dos Animais
Brazil - Constitutional Provision - Animal


Article 8 of the Constitution provides for legal concern about animals.(See, VII. of Paragraph 1.) 
Brazil - Crimes - Brazilian Environmental Crimes Law


This law of Brazil seeks to protect wildlife and plants of the country, particularly endangered species. 
Brazil - Dogs and Cats - Sao Paulo State Law n. 12.916 (no kill ordinance)


Sao Paulo state becomes the first Brazilian state to enact a law banning the killing of stray dogs and cat as a population control practice. The law n. 12.916 was enacted in April 16, 2008. The law asserts that animal control agencies shall work together with non-profits and other organizations to reach the law’s objective which is the sterilization of domestic animals as a form of population control, to establish adoption centers, and to put forward adoption programs for stray animals. In addition, the animal control agencies shall promote educational programs about responsible pet ownership.
Brazil's ban on live cattle exports This is the case in which a court in Brazil banned live cattle exports from all Brazilian ports based on animal welfare concerns. It is the result of a lawsuit filed by the NGO "Foro Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Animales," who requested that this type of animal transport to be banned. In 2018, the court granted a temporary injunction prohibiting live cattle exports. However, this injunction was invalidated by a superior tribunal. In her opinion, the judge stated that "animals are not things. They are sentient living beings—individuals who feel hunger, thirst, pain, cold, anguish, and fear. " In its holding, the judge compares the treatment of animals to the treatment suffered by humans during the slave trade, stating that non-human animals suffer the same treatment in the name of commercial development. Furthermore, the judge concluded that the necessary methods to guarantee the health and well-being of animals in this type of transport were not being adopted and urged for the harmonization between the interests of human animals (economic interest or interest in providing food for the population) with the ethics that must preside over their relations with non-human animals, encouraging the country to be at the forefront in abolishing inappropriate handling and eradicating all types of cruelty against animals. Even though this is a landmark decision, it is important to mention that this is not a final decision constituting legal precedent, and a higher court can invalidate it if it is appealed.

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