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"The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone,

Way over in the corner weepin' all alone”

The White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that the Biden administration intends to close the Guantanamo Military Prison, over the next 4 years term. Guantanamo - that’s a scary word. Because it’s a very controversial and scary prison of the United States of America, located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, founded in 2002, during the presidency of George W. Bush and during the “War of Terror”.  

Wait, we’ve heard about this before. Yes, under Obama’s administration, in 2009, Barack Obama ordered Guantanamo facilities to be closed "as soon as practicable, and no later than one year from the date of this order.” Major fail.    

Other cases: 

- Brumadinho Dam's deal (Brazil);

- European Court of Human Rights on the detention of a human rights’ lawyer in Turkey and China banning BBC World News;

- What is going on in Myanmar?

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The Law TeaserBy Faria de Oliveira Advogados