HIV criminalisation cases

The latest cases curated for the HIV Justice Network from global news reports.

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Brazil: 2 people arrested after six transplant patients test positive for HIV after receiving infected organs

Latest update 15 October 2024

Brazil Medical/dental

Brazil: Man convicted of “manslaughter with eventual intent, caused by omission”, sentenced to 12 years

Latest update 22 September 2022

Brazil Alleged sexual transmission

Brazil: 38-year-old security guard charged with grievous bodily harm for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 25 March 2022

Brazil Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

[Update]Brazil: Court extends sentence of man found guilty of ‘intentional’ HIV transmission to 13 years

Latest update 26 September 2021

Brazil Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Brazil: Investigation opens into group accused of alleged HIV non-disclosure or transmission

Latest update 7 April 2021

Brazil Alleged sexual exposure

Brazil: 33-year-old man arrested and charged with aggravated homicide for alleged HIV transmission

Latest update 22 February 2019

Published in Jornal do Commercio online on February 20, 2019 – Google translation, for article in Portuguese, scroll down. The suspect is alleged to have forged his medical tests to claim he was not HIV positive. The civil police arrested a man after…

Brazil Alleged sexual transmission Heterosexual men

Brazil: Man living with HIV arrested for alleged HIV exposure

Latest update 18 February 2019

Brazil Alleged sexual exposure Heterosexual men