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by bcadmin | Jul 15, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, President Lula Da Silva, Violence | 0 |
The highly polarized dispute between former left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and current right-wing President Bolsonaro has been leading many to fear an increase in political violence in the South American country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 27, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Indigenous peoples, lead, News, Pan-Amazon Region, Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network | 0 |
A week after the Brazilian police confirmed the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and of the Brazilian human rights activist Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, the region’s bishops visited Pope Francis and discussed the violence in the region.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 2, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Indigenous peoples, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News | 0 |
Brazil saw an exponential increase in deaths linked to land disputes in 2021, according to a report published by the country’s Catholic bishops.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 23, 2022 | Amazon region, Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Indigenous peoples, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, Mining, News | 0 |
As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress try to pass a bill to allow mining operations in indigenous territories, Church organizations say it would adversely impact the environment and human rights in the South American country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News | 0 |
Human rights activists in Brazil are protesting a decision by President Jair Bolsonaro’s Ministry of Defense to celebrate the March 31, 1964 military coup in the country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 15, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, lead, News, violence against women | 0 |
One woman is raped every ten minutes in Brazil, and one is murdered every seven hours, according to a survey of crime statistics in 2021.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 21, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, land reform, lead, News | 0 |
The murder of a 9-year-old boy in a disputed area of land in Brazil’s Pernambuco State exposed many in Brazil to the gravity of the current situation of rural workers who are waiting for land reform.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 18, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Caritas, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, Flooding, News | 0 |
The Diocese of Petrópolis and the city’s parishes have opened their doors to assist victims of the torrential rainstorm that flooded the historic city of Petrópolis.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, lead, modern slavery, News | 0 |
Authorities in Brazil found 1,937 people working as slaves in 2021, the largest number since 2013, when 2,808 workers were rescued from slavery.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 31, 2022 | Black Catholics, Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, lead, News, Racial justice, Racism | 0 |
Ten years after being implemented, a racial quotas system in Brazil is set to end in 2022 and proponents fear that conservative President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Congress will not extend the program.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 26, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, Vaccinations | 0 |
On January 21, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) released a joint statement with other civic organizations condemning the campaign against the vaccination of children in Brazil.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 17, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Caritas, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, Flooding, floods, lead, Natural disasters, News | 0 |
Heavy rains have left 376 cities in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State in a state of emergency. More than 35,000 people have been displaced and at least 25 people lave died as a result of flooding.
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