INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF SALES PIMENTA V. BRAZIL
JUDGMENT OF AUGUST 30, 2023
(Interpretation of the Judgment on 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,
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Vice President,
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto,
Nancy Hernández López,
Verónica Gómez, and
Patricia Pérez Goldberg;
also present,
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Registrar,
pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter also “the
American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 68 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), renders its decision on the request for
interpretation of the Judgment on Merits, Reparations and Costs delivered by the Court in this
case on June 30, 2022, (hereinafter also “the judgment”). The request was filed on January
9, 2023, by the victims’ representatives (hereinafter “the representatives”).
∗
Judge Rodrigo Mudrovitsch, a Brazilian national, did not take part in the processing, deliberation and signing
of the Judgment on Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs in this case, nor in its interpretation,
pursuant to Articles 19(1) and 19(2) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure.