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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jan 2, 20220 min read

Nota de Apoio à pastora Odja Barros

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jan 2, 20222 min read

USNDB Message on the Upcoming Year

Dear Members and Supporters of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil, As we begin a new year, we would like to thank all of those who...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Sep 5, 20212 min read

Que a Esplanada não seja o novo Capitólio

COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA [English below] Contatos de Imprensa / Press Contacts: US Network for Democracy in Brazil -...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Sep 4, 20215 min read

Bolsonaro marches against the democracy in Brazil

Mauro Menezes and Carol Proner Mauro Menezes is a lawyer, Master in Public Law, a former President of the Ethics Commission of the...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Aug 24, 20212 min read

Sixty U.S. Specialists on Brazil Defend the Academic Freedom of Conrado Mendes

[PRESS RELEASE] -- Message from Conrado Hubner Mendes: "Quero agradecer imensamente a US Network for Democracy in Brazil pela...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jul 24, 20211 min read

24JForaBolsonaro: Brazilians Return to the Streets Of The World

[PRESS RELEASE] 24J - BRAZILIANS RETURN TO THE STREETS OF THE WORLD TO ASK FOR THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT BOLSONARO - ACTS IN 42 CITIES, 6...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jul 23, 20211 min read

Letter to the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States

As Brazilian civil society mobilizes for a Day of Action against President Jair Bolsonaro’s criminal mishandling of the pandemic and his...

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Murder Wave of Brazilian Trans Causes International Alarm

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jul 15, 20212 min read

Murder Wave of Brazilian Trans Causes International Alarm

[PRESS RELEASE] The recent increase in murders of Brazilian trans and death threats to trans elected officials is cause for great concern...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jun 28, 20214 min read

DEFENDING LGBTI+ RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: U.S. NETWORK FOR DEMOCRACY IN BRAZIL STATEMENT ON LGBTI+ RIGHTS

[PORTUGUÊS ABAIXO] This report highlights the current human rights struggles facing Brazil’s LGBTI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, travesti,...

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Brazilians and Brazilianists Appeal to Biden: Vaccines to Brazil to Avoid Another India

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 23, 20214 min read

Brazilians and Brazilianists Appeal to Biden: Vaccines to Brazil to Avoid Another India

[Em português abaixo] PRESS RELEASE Washington DC/ May, 24, 2021 - A letter signed by more than 400 Brazilianists and U.S. friends of...

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Brazilian Trans Councilwoman Forced into Exile due to Death Threats

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 23, 20212 min read

Brazilian Trans Councilwoman Forced into Exile due to Death Threats

[PRESS RELEASE] May 19, 2021 On May 13, 2021, it became known that Benny Briolly, the first transgender woman to sit on Niteroí’s City...

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The USNDB stands with APIB and Sonia Guajajara

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 2, 20211 min read

The USNDB stands with APIB and Sonia Guajajara

The US Network for Democracy in Brazil expresses its solidarity with Sonia Guajajara, Almir Suruí, Rubens Suruí, and Indigenous leaders...

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U.S. Representatives to Biden Administration: Speak Up for Indigenous Rights in the Brazilian Amazon

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Mar 29, 20218 min read

U.S. Representatives to Biden Administration: Speak Up for Indigenous Rights in the Brazilian Amazon

U.S. congresspeople express their deep concern for the dangerous situation facing Brazill’s Munduruku Indigenous people and encourage the...

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USNDB Response to Bolsonaro’s Letter to Biden

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jan 27, 20213 min read

USNDB Response to Bolsonaro’s Letter to Biden

Since re-democratization in the 1980s, Brazil has worked extensively to respect social, economic, and environmental legislation as stated...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Nov 21, 20201 min read

Democracy and Racism Shouldn't Coexist

November 20th is Brazil’s National Day of Black Consciousness, when ancestors such as Zumbi dos Palmares and Dandara are celebrated. It...

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THE USNDB REAFFIRMS: UNINTENTIONAL RAPE DOES NOT EXIST

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Nov 4, 20202 min read

THE USNDB REAFFIRMS: UNINTENTIONAL RAPE DOES NOT EXIST

On the 3rd of November, while the U.S focused on its elections, Brazil was taken aback by the judicial decision to absolve André Camargo...

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Support for Representatives Fighting to Protect Brazilian Indigenous and Quilombola Community

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Oct 21, 20202 min read

Support for Representatives Fighting to Protect Brazilian Indigenous and Quilombola Community

On October 7, 20 U.S. Members of Congress sent a bicameral letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees (HASC and SASC),...

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In Defense of Paulo Abrão, Brazilian and International Human Rights Advocate

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Sep 25, 20202 min read

In Defense of Paulo Abrão, Brazilian and International Human Rights Advocate

Human rights activists in Brazil, other parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States were shocked to learn...

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Statement Condemning the Invasion of the Home and Law Offices of Dr. Cristiano Martins Zanin

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Sep 17, 20202 min read

Statement Condemning the Invasion of the Home and Law Offices of Dr. Cristiano Martins Zanin

The U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil (USNDB) is a decentralized, democratic and non-partisan national network in the United States,...

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Letter to Governor Romeu Zema, on the evictions carried out at Quilombo Campo Grande in Minas Gerais

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Sep 2, 20202 min read

Letter to Governor Romeu Zema, on the evictions carried out at Quilombo Campo Grande in Minas Gerais

Following the eviction of families, the destruction of a school and of other MST community structures at Quilombo Campo Grande carried...

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USNDB Statement on Brazil Reaching 100,000 Deaths

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Aug 9, 20201 min read

USNDB Statement on Brazil Reaching 100,000 Deaths

August 8th could have been just another average Saturday, yet will forever be remembered as the tragic date that Brazil officially...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jul 19, 20203 min read

In Honor of Representative John Lewis

Recalling the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, the US Network for Democracy...

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The USNDB Releases Letter Supporting the Ways and Means Committee Letter on US-Brazil Trade Deal

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jul 3, 20202 min read

The USNDB Releases Letter Supporting the Ways and Means Committee Letter on US-Brazil Trade Deal

The U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil (USNDB) is proud to express its support for the Ways and Means Committee and their recent letter...

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We Stand with Those Who Carry the Spirit of Resistance

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

Jun 8, 20202 min read

We Stand with Those Who Carry the Spirit of Resistance

The U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil stands in solidarity with Black protestors and their allies who are fighting against the recent...

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USNDB Official Statement on Sérgio Moro

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 27, 20207 min read

USNDB Official Statement on Sérgio Moro

No One, Not Even Sérgio Moro, Is Above the Law Brazil is currently going through a devastating public health crisis as infections and...

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"No One, Not Even former Judge and Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, is above the Law"

U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 27, 20202 min read

"No One, Not Even former Judge and Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, is above the Law"

May 18, 2020 --Scholars and specialists of Brazil from some of the most important universities in the United States, along with activist...

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U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil

May 17, 20202 min read

"No One, Not Even Former Judge and Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, is Above the Law"

Brazilianists and Brazilians Living Abroad Speak Out May 18, 2020 --Scholars and specialists of Brazil from some of the most important...

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