Joint statement28/09/2022 Seven presidential candidates sign letter of commitment against slave labor Candidates for state governor also commit to prioritizing the fight against slave labor when in office
Event27/09/2022 Organizations release a document on the system to combat slave labour; watch the event A civil society document showing dismantling and setbacks in combatting slave labour in Brazil
News23/09/2022 Understand 10 points about Election Observation Missions National and international independent observers monitor the election process in many countries; various rules underpin their work
News21/09/2022 Supreme Court overturns federal decrees easing rules on bearing arms Justices ratified on Tuesday, September 20, a preliminary injunction granted by Justice Edson Fachin that restricts the government’s rules
News20/09/2022 Bolsonaro uses UN rostrum to defend his administration Addressing heads of state, the president gave a speech at the opening of the UN General Assembly in defense of his administration with inaccuracies about the Amazon and the covid-19 pandemic
News20/09/2022 At the UN, Conectas denounces the lack of fair reparation for the communities impacted by the Mariana and Brumadinho disasters The NGO also drew attention to the need for Brazil to implement international commitments in order to avoid further disasters
News20/09/2022 At the UN, Conectas demands concrete measures from Brazil against enforced disappearance NGO cited the lack of investigation into cases that occurred in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
News19/09/2022 Conectas publishes the organizations selected through the call for projects, Litigants of the Future; see below The organizations will receive training sessions and resources to develop strategic litigation projects in human rights