Rights Claim Strategies Mobilized by Brazilian NGOs and the Political Imaginary of Human Rights in Brazil

Brazil is experiencing a strong wave of opposition to human rights, observed in various social domains: political, moral, legal, educational, etc. Since the 2010s, the conservative movement opposed to human rights has reorganized, and some << sensitive >> themes worked as catalysts for groups, interests, and actions. At the same time, human rights organizations were fighting in national and international courts to secure rights. This paper reflects on the performance of Brazilian non-governmental organizations, focusing on their choice of themes and the strategies they adopt. The article aims to show that analysis of the activism of Brazilian human rights organizations provides information on the broader context of counter-reaction to human rights issues.