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23 Oct 2023
PN #63 - The double legacy of Idibal Pivetta (1931-2023)
Idibal Pivetta was one of Brazil's great lawyers in the fight for freedom and democracy. He always stood up against what he thought was unfair, whether it was to him or anyone else.
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20 Oct 2023
PN #62 - The serious setbacks of Bill 2903, an already recognized unconstitutionality
The Arns Commission expresses its concern about the approval of Bill 2903/2023 by the National Congress, which constitutes the greatest setback to the rights of indigenous peoples since the country's redemocratization.
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5 Oct 2023
PN #61 - Action that killed three doctors in Barra da Tijuca (RJ)
Deeply saddened and outraged, the Arns Commission asks the authorities to investigate the crime with the utmost urgency, in order to elucidate the real motives behind such barbarity and hold its perpetrators accountable to the full extent of the law.
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18 Aug 2023
PN # 60 - Investigation into the death of Mãe Bernadete
What is expected of the authorities, who did not act with the necessary competence to prevent a foretold crime, is a swift and rigorous investigation, with the perpetrators and possible instigators being held accountable.
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17 Aug 2023
PN # 59 - Democracy cannot coexist with massacres
No omission or indifference can be tolerated when the right to life is at stake, the cornerstone and central axis of the entire historical construction of human rights.
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31 Jul 2023
PN #58 - Operation Shield in Guarujá
Lack of control over police activity will only strengthen organized crime, putting the integrity of the population at risk. One only has to look at other states where violence and police corruption go hand in hand with militias and organized crime to understand.
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17 Jul 2023
PN #57 - Condemnation of attacks and aggression against Supreme Court Justices
We call on the authorities to take all appropriate legal measures to investigate and punish those who, under the guise of freedom of expression, have been attacking the personal and moral integrity of magistrates and undermining the independence of the judiciary.
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23 Jan 2023
The Yanomami's outcry about violations of their rights
The Yanomami's clamor for help has been going on for a long time, but violations of their rights have worsened under Bolsonaro. On March 2, 2020, Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa gave a dramatic testimony at the opening of the 43rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva (Switzerland). Alongside the Arns Commission, the Socio-environmental Institute and Conectas, he took complaints about the situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil to the international body. His speech, translated into three languages, was released in an independent session, in the context of the UN HRC.
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8 Jan 2023
Public Note #56 - Repudiation of the attacks against the Democratic Rule of Law
After four years of a government hostile to democracy and the rule of law, Brazilian society and the legitimately sworn-in government must close ranks and take concrete measures to protect Brazilian democracy.
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4 Nov 2022
Letter to Lula
We hope that the transition that has already started will take place with respect for the principles of collaboration, transparency, the supremacy of the public good, and good faith, as required by law. Finally, we wish you much health, disposition, and enlightenment in your third presidential term. Popular sovereignty has brought you back. Towards a fairer, more fraternal, and happier Brazil!
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13 Oct 2022
O que você fez com sua vida?
Ao receber o título de Doutor Honoris Causa da Unicamp, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro traz versos do poeta polonês Czesław Miłosz para contar sua história de estudos, ensinamentos e ações envolvendo a democracia e os direitos humanos o Brasil.
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22 Sep 2022
For democracy, the Arns Commission sends a letter to the Pope
Through Bishop Dom Pedro Stringhini, of the CNBB, the Arns Commission sent a letter to the Supreme Pontiff, asking for Brazilian society: "That it may exercise its fundamental right to choose a better and more decent future."
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7 Sep 2022
September 7th, 2022
It is unacceptable to usurp a celebration with electoral interests and personalistic acclamation
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1 Sep 2022
Permanent People's Tribunal condemns Bolsonaro for crimes against humanity
The TPP leaves, along with the sentence, a recommendation for the International Criminal Court to deliberate on the accusation of genocide in the conduct of President Jair Bolsonaro. There is already a complaint from the Apib and the Arns Commission with the International Criminal Court with this aspect.
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29 Aug 2022
Israel: democracies do not close human rights entities
When human rights defenders are attacked - no matter the country - we must show solidarity in the same way that we wanted international solidarity for us under the military dictatorship. Perhaps we will need it again if the extreme right prevails in Brazil in the coming October elections.
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12 Aug 2022
In a historical act, democrats launch a manifesto and letter to Brazilians
Reading of the Manifesto for Democracy in the Noble Hall of the University of São Paulo (USP) Law School
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7 Aug 2022
Open letter to Brazil’s presidential candidates
The Arns Commission and the Vladimir Herzog Institute call upon the candidates for the Presidency of the Republic to sign, right now, a public commitment to respect life, freedom, the culture of peace, and the universal agenda of Human Rights.
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4 Aug 2022
Public Note #49 - Isolated people in Javari need urgent and adequate assistance
It is urgent, we repeat, that Funai and Sesai send an expedition to the region with Indigenous experts and medical personnel, working within a specific and updated contingency plan for the Javari Valley region. We also request that the members of the medical team have previous experience with health protocols in situations of first contact with isolated Indigenous people.
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28 Jul 2022
Arns Commission participates in a delegation to warn about risks to democracy in Brazil
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20 Jul 2022
Public Note #48 - Bolsonaro announces the coup to the world: it's time to react
The Arns Commission, interpreting the feeling of indignation that runs through civil society and understanding that it is the duty of all to participate in initiatives in defense of democracy, goes public to state: the time has come to react!
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