INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF SALES PIMENTA V. BRAZIL
JUDGMENT OF JUNE 30, 2022
(Preliminary objections, merits, reparations, and costs)
In the case of Sales Pimenta v. Brazil, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges:
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique, President,
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Vice President,
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge,
Nancy Hernández López, Judge,
Verónica Gómez, Judge, and
Patricia Pérez Goldberg, Judge,
also present:
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar,
Romina I. Sijniensky, Assistant Registrar,
pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter also
“the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 42, 65, and 67 of the Rules of
Procedure of the Court (hereinafter also “the Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”),
delivers this judgment structured as follows: