The letter is signed by organizations, such as the Ethos Institute and the GESC Institute, which joined forces to face the health, economic and political crises that befall the country. Access here.
In partnership with the research group NEPAC (Nucleus for Research in Participation, Social Movements and Collective Action), from Unicamp, public manifestos written by different sectors of civil society in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic were collected. Public manifests are documents collectively constructed and signed, which express and publicize the official position of a group of subjects in relation to a certain theme or issue. In this way, notes, reports, letters of repudiation, campaigns and other documents were collected, which expressed disagreement with the directions of policies to face the pandemic and its social and economic consequences and, in many cases, also suggested alternatives. The criteria used in the selection of documents were: 1. “National” or “regional” documents (texts produced at the state, municipal or community/neighborhood levels, as well as texts produced by a single regional or municipal institution were discarded); 2. Documents that are proposed or rejected aimed at State bodies or society in general. 3. Social media posts by a single individual were not included, but documents signed by collectives and/or collectively organized individuals; 4. The collection was not restricted to the most well-known social movements, initiatives were included even outside the field of social movements to perceive proximities and differences; 5. Exclusive solidarity campaigns and guidance booklets were not included. 6. Notes from physicians or specialists were discarded. The report, “Public Manifestos in Times of Covid-19”, by Ana Cláudia Teixeira and Adriana Pismel, from the NEPAC team is available here.
The letter is signed by organizations, such as the Ethos Institute and the GESC Institute, which joined forces to face the health, economic and political crises that befall the country. Access here.
To combat losses from the social and economic crisis caused by Covid-19, Unisol Brasil and hundreds of entities published the “Manifesto in Defense of the Food and Healthy Food Acquisition Program for the people”. Check it out here.
Some entities, including AFD and ANFIP, prepared an open letter with a set of concrete proposals for changes in national taxation with the purpose of pointing out sources of resources to finance urgent and necessary measures to face the deleterious effects of the pandemic. Access the full document here.
CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) issued a public note with measures to reduce the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in the territories of Brazilian favelas. Check the document here.
The manifesto is signed by more than 50 civil society entities and reaffirms the importance of public authorities in caring for the population, especially the most vulnerable groups, in addition to the commitment to human rights. Access here.
"We are different. We have varied personal and public trajectories. We vote for different people and parties. We defend different causes, ideas and projects for our country, which are often antagonistic. But we have in common a commitment to democracy. With freedom, plural coexistence and mutual respect. And we believe in Brazil. A Brazil formed by all its citizens, ethical, peaceful, dynamic, free from intolerance, prejudice and discrimination.” Access the full manifest here.
The Frente Fora Bolsonaro brings together several organizations of organized civil society in defense of the removal of the President of the Republic. Check out the movement’s website and the manifesto “Impeachment Já”, which will be delivered to the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), demanding the opening of the impeachment process of Jair Bolsonaro (ex-PSL).
“We are unable to buy gel alcohol and afford street food in the midst of this coronavirus crisis. We need application companies to position themselves and take action so that we are more protected. We need urgent distribution of gel alcohol to all delivery guys and also food. You can't work hungry! For our prevention, the distribution of gel alcohol is necessary, as we come in contact with many people a day making deliveries.” Access the petition here.
A manifesto, signed by more than 500 security agents, including military, civil and federal police, as well as military firefighters was released with the request for democracy and against fascism and repression against civil society. Download the document here.
The platform was created by social movements, unions and organizations organized around family farming, agrarian reform, traditional peoples and communities, agroecology and food sovereignty to present to Brazilian society a set of emergency proposals to deal with the effects of novel coronavirus pandemic. The action is aimed at the population of the countryside, forests and water, aims to recover productive capacity and resume a supply policy to rebuild food stocks and face the threat of worsening hunger that is announced in the face of the health crisis. and economy, due to Covid-19. Access here.
Civil society organizations launched the campaign “Safe Elections – Democracy is essential activity”. The objective is to ask that the vote to elect mayors and councilors take place later this year, in order to prevent the current mandates from being extended. The entities involved believe that the possibility of postponing the election to next year could set “absolutely undesirable precedents for the functioning of our democratic regime”. Access here for more information.
"In order to guarantee the Attorney General's Office the effective independence essential to the exercise of the MPF's constitutional mission, it is necessary to have a broad, public and open debate on the institutionalization, through inclusion in the constitutional text, of the rule that the a) The Attorney General of the Republic is chosen by the President of the Republic on the basis of a triple list chosen by the members of the institution, as is the case with the Attorney General of Justice in the District Federal and in the 26 (twenty-six) states of the Federation.” Download the document here.
The College of Presidents of Courts of Justice of Brazil (Codepre) issued a letter in support of the Federal Supreme Court. The document emphasizes that “(the STF) in its 129 years of history, has been providing immeasurable services to Brazilian society, establishing itself as an indispensable institution to guarantee the rights of citizens, the Democratic State of Law and the consolidation of democracy”. Check out the document in full.
The Manifesto draws attention to the government's wrong policy in the fight against the coronavirus, to the genocide of young black people, increasing inequalities and impoverishment of the population. “We fight for the end of slavery and fascism, against the military dictatorship and for democracy. We demand an answer on Who Commanded to Kill Marielle and we will overthrow Bolsonaro and Mourão!”, highlights the document. Access the full manifest.
“We, the organized black population, black women, slum dwellers, peripheral people, LGBTQIA+, who profess religions of African origin, quilombolas, black men and women with different confessions of faith, people from the countryside, the waters and the forest, exploited, informal and unemployed, in Black Coalition for Rights, we went public to demand the eradication of racism as a genocidal practice against the black population.” Continue reading the manifesto here.
“A manifesto signed by 170 legal professionals, including professors, lawyers, prosecutors, judges and three former justice ministers, calls for the Armed Forces to respect democracy and rejects their supposed moderating role.” Access the full manifesto here.
Due to a historic debt regarding the incorporation of human rights in the lives of citizens and the risks of setbacks in achievements celebrated in the 1988 Constitution, a group of Brazilians decided to constitute the Commission for the Defense of Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns Human Rights.
There are 20 personalities from the political world, jurists, academics, intellectuals, journalists and social activists from different generations, whose common denominator has been the permanent defense of human rights. The group acts on a voluntary, non-partisan basis, alongside thousands of human rights defenders across the country. Check it out here.
Formed by athletes, former athletes, sports journalists, commentators and referees, the Esporte pela Democracia launched a manifesto in defense of human rights, freedom of the press and diversity. According to the organizers, the manifesto aims to show a position in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, disrespect for the Constitution and the trivialization of black lives. Access here.
The Pact for Democracy is an initiative of Brazilian civil society aimed at defending and improving political and democratic life in Brazil.
It is a plural, non-partisan space open to citizens, organizations and also political actors who share the commitment to rescue and deepen democratic practices and values in the face of the numerous challenges that we have faced over the last few years in the country. Access here.
Somos 70 percent is a movement created during a live between Eduardo Moreira and Roberto Requião on May 30th. 70% is significant for several reasons, one of which is that it represents the percentage of people who are in favor of social distancing measures during the pandemic. Access the movement's website here.
The Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon – COIAB, the largest regional indigenous organization in Brazil and which covers the nine states of the Brazilian Amazon, expressed its indignation and repudiation for the sneaky inclusion of Article 13 in chapter 4 of PL No. 1142, of 2020, which deals with emergency care for indigenous peoples in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Access here.
Signed by 70 entities, including the APU (Association of University Professionals of SABESP), the Manifesto presents the truth about the provision of sanitation services in Brazil. Read the full manifesto here.
Through a public letter, a group of at least 115 diplomats and Itamaraty officials expressed concern about the direction of Brazilian politics and defended the holding of direct elections for the presidency of the Republic. Access here.
“We are Brazilian citizens, citizens, companies, organizations and institutions and we are part of the majority that defend life, freedom and democracy.” Access the manifest here.
“Those who value and defend the Democratic State of Law follow, every day, the way the country is being pushed into the abyss, with threats followed by a coup by Bolsonaro. What we have left of democracy and constitutional respect is rapidly eroding as fascism advances.” Access the full manifest here.
Evangelical organizations and movements, allied to hundreds of people linked to churches in this Christian segment, signed the manifesto “The ruler without discernment increases oppression – A cry of faith for Brazil”. Access the full manifest here.
Progressive Spiritists, a broad, plural, supra-partisan movement, signed a manifesto in favor of canceling the Bolsonaro-Mourão ticket. Look here.
The National Observatory of Socio-Environmental Justice Luciano Mendes de Almeida (OLMA) issued a public note in support of the quilombola population in the face of COVID-19. Check it out here.
A petition sent to the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court Rosa Weber, and signed by several entities, defends the immediate suspension of Constitutional Amendment 95, or, at least, the suspension of the wording given to articles 107 and 110 of the Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act. Download the document in full.
Dozens of entities got together to prepare 13 proposals for immediate and structural actions to face the Covid-19 pandemic, aimed primarily at inhabitants of popular territories - on the periphery, in informal settlements, in occupations - and also for the homeless population. and other vulnerable social groups. Access here.
