E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.1 page 20 (k) Law 8081/90: defines the crimes and lays down the penalties applicable to discriminatory acts or acts originating from prejudices of race, colour, religion, ethnicity or national origin, practised by the media or by publications of whatever nature; (l) Law 8069: establishes the statute for the child and the teenager, stipulating that no child or teenager will be the object of any form of discrimination. 68. However, the effectiveness of the laws has yet to be demonstrated because the police receive very few complaints and there are very few trials for racism or racial discrimination. The most frequent racist incidents are verbal attacks or insults which, however, according to the Minister of Justice, do not lead to complaints. When cases of racism are brought before the criminal courts, it is difficult to provide proof. Accordingly, the courts endeavour to provide redress for the moral injury suffered by the victim. It has been decided to establish a category of offence defined as "the offence of insult or moral injury involving racism" or "non-pecuniary injury". Thus, in São Paulo a Black woman was the victim of a racist insult in a supermarket: the case was brought before the court which imposed a penalty for the non-pecuniary injury she had suffered. However, the fact remains that the populations that suffer racism and racial discrimination are the most underprivileged; they lack education; they are ignorant of the law; in addition, they mistrust the courts. If they are reassured, they willingly cooperate in establishing the truth. Thus, at the initiative of the Government of the State of São Paulo, a Commissariat to combat racist anti-Black and anti-Semitic crimes has been established, with which the population willingly cooperates. For example, when a Black person looking for a home replies to an advertisement and is turned down, a White person is sent; if that person is accepted, a racist act is deemed to have occurred and those involved are punished. There is also a national secretariat for citizens which deals with measures to combat racism, particularly that affecting Blacks and Jews. C. Administrative measures 69. The following administrative measures were brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur. Brazil is a Federative Republic with 26 States, 4,491 municipalities and the Federal District. These units enjoy administrative and political autonomy. Thus, each one develops its own action with regard to combating discrimination. The following are examples of these actions: (a) The Municipality of São Paulo, the country’s biggest city, with a 24 per cent Black population, created, in September 1989, the Special Coordinating Office for Issues relating to the Black Population; (b) The Federal Police was directed to monitor the activities of neo-Nazi groups. Inquiries have been initiated;