title: [The Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine and ethics in human research in Brazil].
abstract: The author retrieves the history of the Code of Community Rights, a pioneering ethical document within Brazil that was approved in 1986 by the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine and which deals with protection for communities and human rights in research involving human populations, especially those that are socially and culturally vulnerable.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, SC. brunojr@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Bruno Rodolfo
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Schlemper Junior
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001938:Brazil; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence