The Assembly of the Communication Agency of Latin America and The Caribbean (ALC) took place in the city of São Paulo, from September 28th to 30th, with representatives from organizations that belong to it in Latin America and the Caribbean. We believe that communication is an inalienable right of all women and men for the […]
Geneva, August 14th, 2018 Your Excellency Minister Ms. Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha President of The Supreme Federal Court Brasilia, Brazil Subject: Court hearing with the group of people who is on hunger strike in Brasilia. Your Excellency Minister Carmen Lúcia, It is with concern that we have been following up, from Geneva, […]
The current political reality in Brazil, the seizure of rights which directly affects the most vulnerable and impoverished part of the population, the dismay of the people with the terrible and irresponsible performance of many congresspeople in the State and Federal Legislative Assemblies, the advancement of conservative ideologies aligned with the interests of economic groups […]
CAMPOS LINDOS, Brazil – When farmer Julimar Pansera purchased land in Brazil’s interior seven years ago, it was blanketed in tiers of fruit trees, twisted shrubs and the occasional palm standing tall in a thicket of undergrowth. He mowed down most of that vegetation, set it ablaze and started planting soybeans. Over the past decade, […]
I was a stranger and you welcomed me in” (Mt. 25, 35) We, 58 bishops and 27 other representatives of Prelatures and Dioceses convened in Manaus (AM) from August 20 to 23 at the III Summit of the Catholic Church of the Legal Amazon. Summoned by the Episcopal Commission for the Amazon of the […]
Editorial Brazil figures among the most violent countries in the world and some of its cities have homicide rates similar to those found in civil wars. In fact, this is a Latin-American tragedy. Violence affects all social layers, races, genders and ages, but the statistics available allow us to affirm that the poorest are the […]