Campaigners in Brazil say society must adapt to accommodate overweight and obese people.
Brazilian Ministry of Health
Even though fatphobia is not a specific crime, it can be pursued under existing legal categories such as libel, slander and moral harassment, explains Ms Oliveira, who is now a human rights lawyer. The new law passed by Ms Pedrosa means every school in Recife has a bigger desk in each of the rooms.City councilor Cida Pedrosa helped pass a new law to provide bigger chairs and desks for people who are overweight
There is no national campaign in Brazil to encourage people to lose weight, in part because health professionals cannot agree on how to get the message across without stigmatizing people who are overweight.
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