{"id":65347,"date":"2024-11-28T17:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=65347"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:25:31","slug":"win-brazilian-supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-attempt-to-ban-religious-symbols-from-public-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/brazil-religious-symbols","title":{"rendered":"WIN: Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempt to ban religious symbols from public buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65347\" class=\"elementor elementor-65347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-294e7fba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"294e7fba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd96205\" data-id=\"5cd96205\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eea1654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eea1654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Win for religious freedom as country\u2019s highest court rejected attempt to ban religious symbols such as crucifixes from public spaces on the basis of \u201churt emotions\u201d &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">ADF International submitted a \u201cfriend of the court\u201d legal brief which was cited in the court\u2019s reasoning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c4f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52c4f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions-1024x526.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-65349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions-1536x789.png 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free-speech-champions.png 1573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa02e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa02e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bras\u00edlia (28 November 2024) &#8211;<\/strong> The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) this week unanimously voted to allow religious symbols in public spaces, in line with a legal brief filed by ADF International.<\/p><p>All 11 justices of the country\u2019s highest court affirmed that displaying symbols such as crucifixes and images in public spaces does not conflict with the secular nature of the Brazilian state.<\/p><p>The plaintiff in the case had argued that removal of the symbols was necessary to protect religious freedom and that the symbols can cause emotional hurt.<\/p><p>A legal brief, known as an amicus brief, submitted by faith-based legal advocacy organisation ADF International, was considered by the court and directly cited as part of the concurring opinions.<\/p><p>Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote: <em>\u201cIt is also worth noting the lengthy statement submitted by ADF INTERNATIONAL\u2026 in which it demonstrates the real direction of the international courts&#8216; statements on the matter, exactly along the lines proposed by the Honorable Rapporteur, that symbols in public spaces are allowed, as long as they do not go beyond the manifestation of the country&#8217;s history, culture and tradition.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cBy the way, it is important to emphasize the correctness of the thesis of the judgment insofar as it associates the display of such symbols with the \u2018objective of manifesting the cultural tradition of Brazilian society\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Tom\u00e1s Henr\u00edquez, Director of Advocacy for Latin America &amp; the Caribbean for ADF International, reacted to the decision: <em>\u201cThis ruling is a resounding victory for religious freedom in Brazil. \u2018Hurt emotions\u2019 are no justification for banning religious symbols.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cWe welcome this decision and commend the court for so clearly upholding religious freedom.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>In its expert legal brief, ADF International argued that any principle of \u201cstate neutrality\u201d should not amount to hostility towards Christianity. Additionally, it demonstrated the relevance of the social, cultural, and historical context of Christianity in Brazil.<\/p><p>Finally, it reasoned that the law does not protect the \u201churt emotions\u201d the plaintiff alleged he experienced due to the presence of religious symbols in public places.<\/p><p>The decision has similarities to a case decided by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in 2011. In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/uncategorized\/lautsi-and-others-v-italy\">Lautsi v. Italy<\/a><\/em>, the Grand Chamber ruled that Italy was within its rights under the Convention to allow the display of crosses in classrooms.<\/p><p>In that case, ADF International was given permission to provide legal expertise, submitting arguments on behalf of 33 Members of the European Parliament, representing 11 different nations.<\/p><p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p><p>The Brazilian case stemmed from a Brazilian citizen who issued a complaint to the Federal Public Ministry (FPM), Brazil\u2019s Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office, alleging he suffered \u201churt emotions\u201d due to the presence of religious symbols in public buildings.<\/p><p>The FPM filed a civil action against the Brazilian Federal Union, requesting that all religious symbols be removed from Federal and State of S\u00e3o Paulo buildings.<\/p><p>The FPM argued it was seeking to promote and protect the religious freedom of all citizens who entered public offices across Brazil and that displaying religious symbols and images in public spaces violated the principle of non-discrimination.<\/p><p>The lawsuit was dismissed by both the trial and appeals court. The FPM filed an extraordinary appeal before the appellate court, which was not admitted.<\/p><p>The FPM then filed an extraordinary appeal before the\u00a0STF, resulting in the latest ruling that upholds religious freedom. This decision binds all state and federal public entities in Brazil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24aa4a89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24aa4a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de66b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de66b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story only.<\/p><p>PICTURED: Tom\u00e1s Henr\u00edquez, ADF International&#8217;s Director of Advocacy for Latin America &amp; the Caribbean<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44faa44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"44faa44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tomas-Henriquez_400x400.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"44faa44c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tomas Henriquez 400x400\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM2NjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDVcL1RvbWFzLUhlbnJpcXVlel80MDB4NDAwLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI0NGZhYTQ0YyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tomas-Henriquez_400x400.webp\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Win for religious freedom as country\u2019s highest court rejected attempt to ban religious symbols such as crucifixes from public spaces on the basis of \u201churt emotions\u201d &nbsp; ADF International submitted a \u201cfriend of the court\u201d legal brief which was cited in the court\u2019s reasoning Bras\u00edlia (28 November 2024) &#8211; The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":65349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1131,27],"class_list":["post-65347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-brazil","tag-religious-freedom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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