Brazil creates rights medal named after Black writer, replacing princess

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a launching ceremony of National Program for Public Security with Citizenship (PRONASCI II) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist government on Monday abolished a human rights medal that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had named after the daughter of the country's last monarch, replacing it with a prize named after a Black writer and abolitionist.

The medal will now be named after Luiz Gama, who was a leader of the movement to abolish slavery in Brazil in the 19th Century.