CERD UNITED NATIONS International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination Distr. GENERAL CERD/C/64/CO/2 28 April 2004 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Sixty-fourth session 23 February-12 March 2004 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination BRAZIL 1. The Committee considered the fourteenth to seventeenth periodic reports of Brazil, which were due on 4 January 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002, respectively, submitted as one document (CERD/C/431/Add.8), at its 1632nd and 1633rd meetings (CERD/C/SR.1632 and 1633), held on 5 and 8 March 2004. At its 1641st meeting, held on 12 March 2004, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the report submitted by the State party and expresses its appreciation for the opportunity to engage in a frank and constructive dialogue with the State party. 3. While noting that the report is not fully consistent with the reporting guidelines, the Committee welcomes its self-critical tone and the fact that the State party has addressed some of the concerns and recommendations expressed by the Committee in its previous concluding observations (CERD/C/304/Add.11). GE.04-41073 (E) 060504