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Carla Ruas

Carla Ruas é jornalista brasileira baseada em Washington, nos EUA. Foi correspondente internacional para o Portal Terra e autora de reportagens investigativas sobre direitos humanos, ciência e saúde.

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MANAUS, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 17: Inmates pray inside a cell in the women's section of the Anisio Jobim penitentiary complex on February 17, 2016 in Manaus, Brazil. The men's section of the prison holds over 1,200 inmates, more than twice as many as it was designed for. Brazil now holds the fourth-largest prison population in the world, behind the U.S., Russia and China, with the number of Brazilians behind bars nearly doubling in the past decade. The prison system currently holds more than 600,000 inmates, 61 percent over capacity, according to Human Rights Watch. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

As Female Imprisonment in Brazil Skyrockets, a Heavy Burden Falls on the Women Left at Home

Carla Ruas, Sílvia Lisboa

- Mar. 8, 2018

The number of women incarcerated in Brazil rose by almost 700% between 2000 and 2016, and many of their children were left with invisible caretakers who absorb the costs of raising other women’s kids.

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