Brazil’s federal police detained a Spanish citizen in Sao Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism on Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds.
Brazil, which has grappled with its legacy of slavery, has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America, with protections enshrined in the 1988 constitution. Insulting a person on the basis of race carries a penalty of imprisonment from 2 to 5 years and a fine.
