On this page we present some analyses, research and studies produced by non-governmental organizations, associations, collectives and groups from various social movements involved in combating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In February 2022, the Seeds 2021 Report : situation of human rights defenders in Brazil”, an initiative of several civil society organizations that form the Seeds of Protection Project. The report features interviews with 33 leaders, who present their testimonies on how they faced the pandemic. More information about the publication can be found here .
The theme of the struggles of street vendors during the pandemic was the theme of a live promoted by the Gaspar Garcia Center for Human Rights . Access the video recording here.
Analysis carried out by Instituto Pólis, part of a study that indicates the territories most vulnerable to the disease, shows how the coping strategies implemented by the community of Paraisópolis were more effective in containing the impacts of the pandemic in the territory than those carried out in the municipality of São Paulo as a whole.
The collective Desenrola e Não me Enrole wrote an article showing several initiatives that are being carried out on the outskirts of São Paulo in the fight against COVID-19. The actions started in view of the lack of support from the public power for communities that cannot attend to the “stay at home”. The groups' proposal is to make communication aimed at the periphery, changing narratives and instructions that meet their reality to provide information and awareness to the residents of the periphery.
Technical note of the Income Basic We Want campaign, signed by 162 organizations and movements, presents a list of 20 obstacles to the proper implementation of the Emergency Basic Income. See the note here .
Article written by authors linked to Instituto Pólis, a civil society organization that works to defend the right to the city, shows how collective action can help to reduce the impact of the virus. Access here.
Article by Laércio Portela presents several initiatives of popular communication and mobilization in the periphery of Pernambuco: “The proliferation of disinformation in social networks has been one of the main problems faced by those who are at the forefront, in the territories, communicating directly with the communities”. Continue reading on the Ground Zero website, here .
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“Since coronavirus landed in Brazil, several civil society organizations, activists and community leaders are mobilizing to act in favelas and protect the most vulnerable people from the pandemic. Eliana Sousa Silva, founder of the NGO Redes da Maré , which has been working for decades in the Complexo de Favelas da Maré, especially in the areas of Education and Public Security, is one of these leaders who has been structuring actions to combat the coronavirus .” In an interview, Eliana discusses these aspects. Read here.
Article published in Folha de S. Paulo , written by Celso Athayde (CUFA), Preto Zezé (CUFA) and Edu Lyra (Gerando Falcões), highlights the worsening of the pandemic and the work of two of the largest organizations with national operations in the Brazilian peripheries.
In the article, they demand urgent measures by the government aimed at preserving lives in Brazilian peripheries and combating the coronavirus. For them, the ideological dispute, at this moment, is out of place. It takes a political, social and business coalition to beat Covid-19.
