Portugal

Children taken from their families are admitted to hospitals

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Briefings

Brazilian courts are mandating the involuntary hospitalization of minors for indefinite periods due to a lack of social care institutions. Children are being kept in hospitals for up to two years without release, a practice considered illegal by medical professionals.

Key points

• Minors are being hospitalized for indefinite periods due to a lack of social care institutions.
• Children are being kept in hospitals for up to two years without release.

Context

This situation involves Brazilian courts ordering the involuntary hospitalization of minors for indefinite periods due to a lack of social care institutions.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single sentence stating that courts mandate hospitalization for minors due to lack of social care institutions. It does not specify the number of children affected, the specific cities involved, or the duration of the indefinite hospitalization beyond the two-year figure.

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