A movement to combat the pandemic, Abril pela Vida was created by the non-profit organization Impulso Gov. And it had the support of the organizations Vital Strategies, Observatório COVID-19 BR, Public Policies and Society, National Academy of Medicine, ACT Health Promotion and Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Brazil.
The proposal was to convince federal, state and municipal governments to adopt a set of measures seen as more drastic to reduce and avoid the damage caused by the second wave of Covid in Brazil, during the month of April 2021.
According to the campaign website, data showed that a three-week lockdown was the time needed for the Covid-19 vaccination to start having a significant effect and reducing deaths in Brazil. The #AbrilpelaVida movement called for the adoption of the measure, which should be accompanied by emergency aid, to ensure that as many people could stay at home safely.
The movement managed to convince several mayors and governors, but despite more than 100,000 signatures of support, no national measures were taken and the period still had significant numbers of contamination, hospitalizations and deaths.
Access the information and the online petition here: https://abrilpelavida.org
