Rape of Girl, 15, Exposes Abuses in Brazil Prison System

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Rape of Girl, 15, Exposes Abuses in Brazil Prison System

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/world/americas/12brazil.html?ref=americas
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
12/12/2007

"A recent study commissioned by the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva showed that female prisoners were being illegally placed with men or transvestites in five Brazilian states, and being subjected to torture and sexual abuse."