CESE expresses solidarity with the more than 150 thousand fishermen and women and artisanal shellfish pickers who have suffered one more environmental tragedy caused by the oil spill, origin as yet unknown, which has devastated 2,100 km of the north-eastern coast. It joins with other voices that demand:
CESE therefore reasserts its commitment to rights in their integrality, with sustainable development and socio-environmental justice, and expresses solidarity with the social movements and organizations that are working in the affected areas, collecting material, reporting federal government neglect and providing support and guidance to the affected populations.
CESE – Ecumenical Coordination of Service (Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço)
25 October 2019