Monthly Archives: September 2024

CEPIA was present at 28S event (Latin American and Caribbean Day of Struggle for the Decriminalization of Abortion), joining several organizations and women’s collectives in a powerful mobilization at Praça XV, in Rio de Janeiro. The space was tak...

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On September 30th, CEPIA facilitated the closing of the cycle of workshops at Baden Powell Municipal Public School. Throughout the 5 meetings there were several dynamics involving the following themes: Life skills, Sexual education, internet safety, confr...

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On EBC’s Viva Maria program on September 30, journalist Mara Regia spoke with Jacqueline Pitanguy about women and politics. Mara pointed out that in the upcoming Brazilian elections, women represent only 6% of candidates. Jacqueline drew attention t...

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The Consortium Maria da Penha Law for Confronting All Forms of Gender Violence Against Women (Consórcio Lei Maria da Penha), as a feminist organization that proposed the Maria da Penha Law, and concerned about the repercussions of the measures provided f...

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The G20, which brings together the 20 countries with the main economies in the world, has Brazil as its Presidency in 2024. The meeting of their presidents in November is preceded by meetings of specific groups, including the one that deals with issues re...

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On October 2nd, the Maternal Mortality (MM) Committee Meeting of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro was held. At the meeting, the MM rates were presented, which fortunately showed a significant drop between September 2023 and 2024, but with the persistenc...

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Brazil has struggled to elect women to political office. The upcoming elections could change that, article on The Christian Science Monitor, a US publication, about women’s participation in municipal elections and national politics in Brazil, in whi...

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At the invitation of Professor Mauricio Antezana from the Bolivian Private University Jacqueline Pitanguy presented on October 14th a social and political panorama of Brazil in the master’s course Analisis del Entorno Economico y Político en Améri...

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Fòs Feminista held its online monthly meeting on October 16th gathering representatives of various partners organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean. At the occasion Brazilian organizations, including CEPIA shared an update about the local elec...

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On the 17th and 18th of October, CEPIA’s team, represented by Débora Pinheiro, Gabriel Brandão and Andrea Romani, was present at the Orlando Villas Boas Municipal Public School, for meetings with guardians of teenagers from elementary school II. T...

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On October 18th, the Permanent Forum on Domestic, Family, and Gender Violence; the Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Research Center (NUPEGRE), both from EMERJ; the National Forum of Judges on Domestic and Family Violence Against Women (FONAVID), and the State ...

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“Mothers of 1964” is an event that aims to mark the 60th anniversary of the military coup in Brazil by honoring the mothers of people who were arrested, tortured and disappeared during the 21-year military regime. The event is being organized ...

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On October 22nd, the Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Rio de Janeiro (CMDCA-Rio) launched the Diagnosis of Children and Adolescents of Rio de Janeiro prepared from secondary data collection, focal groups with representatives...

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CEPIA, represented by Andrea Romani and Jacqueline Pitanguy, participated in a meeting with Fos Feminista, along with other Brazilian NGOs that are part of the Fòs Feminista alliance for reproductive rights.  The online meeting took place on October 23r...

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On October 23rd, the 2nd National Conference of Black Lawyers – Where Are We and Where Are We Going? took place, promoted by the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (CPIR) of the Federal Council of the OAB, with the aim of strengthenin...

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