Head of Brazil’s HR Commission Refuses to Resign By NewsAmericas - April 9, 2013 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin ReddIt Email Print id=7gpHUPhXFOs&bids=803538.10027994&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=16"> The president of the Commission for Human Rights and Minorities of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress says he will not step down despite mounting pressure from critics who say he is homophobic and racist.