Os efeitos advindos da condenação do Brasil no caso Damião Ximenes Lopes na Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos por violação aos direitos previstos no Pacto de San José da Costa Rica

Abstract

This article analyzes the consequences of the international conviction of Brazil by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Damião Ximenes Lopes case, such as pecuniary conviction, the elaboration of a support structure for people with mental illness and the training of professionals of mental health area. The first chapter analyzes Human Rights after World War II and talk about the inter-American system of Human Rights, emphasizing the Pact of San José of Costa Rica (1969). The second chapter analyzes the position adopted by Brazil as a member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The third chapter analyzes with the particularities of the case Damião Ximenes Lopes v. Brazil in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Finally, the last chapter analyzes the consequences from the condemnation of the Brazilian State in Damião Ximenes Lopes case. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for protection of human rights, as well as to indicate its functioning, to specify the characteristics of the Damião Ximenes Lopes case, describing and analyzing the consequences of Brazil’s condemnation in this case with regard to addressing mental health issues. Thus, through the dialectical method and a bibliographic review, the article seeks to answer the following question: What are the effects of Brazil’s conviction in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for violation of rights of San José Pact in Damião Ximenes Lopes case?