The CIPÓ Platform, in partnership with the Washington Brazil Office (WBO) and the Secretariat of Institutional Relations of the Presidency of the Republic, is leading a congressional diplomacy delegation to Washington from December 4 to 6, 2024. The initiative, which has the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Instituto Clima e Sociedade (ICS), aims to strengthen the commitment and cooperation between Brazilian and US congressional representatives in promoting climate action, sustainable development, and the defense of democracy on the international stage.

A group of Brazilian civil society organizations, including the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), achieved an important achievement by getting the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to recommend the effective implementation by the Brazilian State of precautionary measures to protect Indigenous defenders of the Javari Valle, in the state of Amazonas with a focus on territorial security, accountability for crimes, and the promotion the memory of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, who were murdered in the region in 2022.

On November 15, 2024, the Brazil Office adhered to a document originally proposed by the Instituto Novos Paradigmas (INP), called “20 Proposals for the G20 – For Democracy and Equity and for Confronting Authoritarianism.”

On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the Washington Brazil Office (WBO) participated in the launch of the report, “Artistic Freedom from the Perspective of International Human Rights Law”, with which the organization collaborated in the survey of parameters for the protection of the right to freedom of artistic expression, highlighting the importance of its defense, risks, and recommendations.

The Brazil Office is hosting a debate at the G20 Social Summit in Rio de Janeiro this Thursday, November 14, at 9 am, entitled “Post-US Election Scenario: Perspectives on Climate and Gender in the Global South”. To participate, you must register via the link: https://g20.cadastro9.com.br/

On November 11 and 13, the Brazil Office will hold a series of virtual meetings with Brazilian civil society organizations to exchange information and start conversations on gender and climate issues within the scope of the G20 Social Summit. Registration is available through this link: https://bit.ly/rumoaog20

The Brazil Unfiltered podcast, produced by the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), will air on November 6, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with a live broadcast made in partnership with CartaCapital magazine about the 2024 American elections.

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) and Georgetown University held the “2024 Washington Brazil Conference” on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 with the panel “The Rise of the Far Right: Challenges to Democracy in Brazil and Abroad” in the Arrupe Multipurpose Room at Georgetown, Washington.

A coalition formed by more than ten members of Indigenous movements, together with teams from organizations that work to defend the rights of Indigenous and quilombola peoples, as well as causes related to the environment and religious tolerance, including the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from September 23 to 27 to carry out a series of activities related to the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) and Georgetown University are holding the “2024 Washington Brazil Conference,” with the panel “The Rise of the Far Right: Challenges to Democracy in Brazil and Abroad,” this Tuesday, September 24, at 3 pm (local time) in the Arrupe Multipurpose Room at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to announce the 2024-25 annual cycle of the WBO Research Fellows Program. This year, the WBO will open the selection process for fellows who are interested in renewing their participation in the program and to other scholars who are interested in collaborating with the WBO in three key areas: (1) U.S.-Brazilian Relations and Public Policy; (2) Democracy and the Extreme Right; (3) Environment and Climate Change. The WBO Research Fellows Program is an unpaid, non-residential fellowship. Applicants must submit their full application by September 9, 2024 (11:59PM ET) through this form, also available on the following link: https://forms.gle/8zK9GqWxEY7wDgZa8 . The work plan proposal should be no more than 1,000 words or three pages. The 2024-25 cycle begins on October 4, 2024 and will end in June 2025.

In a note published on Monday, July 15 the Washington Brazil Office (WBO) joins the group of Brazilian civil society organizations that denounces the illegal spying carried out by agents of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) during the mandate of the now former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Event takes place in parallel with the United Nations Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. The panel has the participation of six national and international partner organizations.

Does the US have any power to demand explanations from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes? Bolsonarists and Trumpists want us to believe that it does. But the truth is that the rules of the U.S. Congress themselves prevent this interference. Check it out.

On May 27 and 28, 2024, the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), Special Rappateur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (REDESCA), and the Instituto Clima e Sociedade (ICS) are promoting in Manaus, Amazonas three discussion panels on climate justice and human rights. The event has the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.

On Thursday, May 23, the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) announced its affiliation with the WBO (Washington Brazil Office). The organization, created in 1992, during the Lasa Congress (Latin American Studies Associations) held in Los Angeles, is dedicated to strengthening ties between those who study Brazilian reality in the United States, Brazil, and other parts of Latin America.

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) supports its affiliates and partners in a process that will verify the commitments made by the Brazilian State in relation to combating all forms of discrimination against women. These commitments derive from Brazil's adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

The WBO (Washington Brazil Office) promoted on May 14th, at the Congressional Auditorium & Atrium Capitol Visitor Center (CVC 200), the event called “Brazilian Amazon: Bilateral Cooperation in Times of Crisis”.

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) is promoting an event in the US Congress on May 14 called “Brazilian Amazon: Bilateral Cooperation in Times of Crisis.”

The Democratic members of the Subcommittee on Global Health, Human Rights and International Organizations of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs have invited Washington Brazil Office (WBO) research associate Fabio Sa e Silva to speak about the situation of freedom of expression and attacks on democracy in Brazil.