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Comuá

Rede Comuá participates in the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum

At the invitation of WINGS and the European Union, the executive director of Rede Comuá, Graciela Hopstein, participated in the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum: Partners in Change. on July 13, as a speaker at the thematic panel “Civic space, human rights and democracy: how to strengthen civic spaces?”.

Participating in the debate were Inés Poussadela, from CIVICUS (Uruguay), Cecilia Olea, from the Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán (Peru), Manfredo Marroquín, from Acción Ciudadana (Guatemala) and Irene Oostveen, from the Dutch Association of Municipalities (Holland).

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Democracy
Comuá

Elections in Brazil: what is the relationship between philanthropy and democracy?

By Graciela Hopstein

We are just a few days away from the second round of Brazilian elections (scheduled for October 30), which will elect a new president for the next four years. In the opinion of several analysts, it is possible that this is the most challenging moment in recent times, or even in the history of Brazil. It is important to highlight that voting in Brazil is mandatory, so Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between the re-election of a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, and a former president, candidate of the Workers' Party (PT), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who governed the country for two consecutive terms, between 2003 and 2010.

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Democracy
Comuá

Elections in Brazil: what is the relationship between philanthropy and democracy?

We are just days away from the second round of elections in Brazil (on 30 October) that will choose a new president for the next four years. In the view of several analysts, these are perhaps the most challenging in recent times, or perhaps in the Brazilian history. It is important to highlight that voting is mandatory, therefore, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between the re-election of a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, and a former president, candidate of the Workers' Party (PT), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who ruled the country for two consecutive terms, between the years 2003 and 2010.

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Jész Ipólito
28 de April de 2026

Territórios, clima e modos de vida: repensando a justiça climática a partir dos saberes tradicionais

O que muda quando a justiça climática é pensada a partir dos territórios? Este texto convida a olhar para os saberes, modos de vida e práticas de povos indígenas e comunidades tradicionais como caminhos fundamentais para imaginar respostas climáticas mais justas, coletivas e enraizadas na vida.

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Jész Ipólito
27 de March de 2026

Rede Comuá realiza assembleia em Serra Grande (BA), com encaminhamentos sobre identidade institucional, planejamento e cuidado coletivo

Encontro marcou a primeira edição da assembleia da rede no Nordeste, com acolhida da Tabôa, debates estratégicos e experiências de cuidado em diálogo com o território

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Jész Ipólito
27 de March de 2026

Fundo Brasil completa 20 anos apoiando a sociedade brasileira na luta por direitos

O Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos celebra o marco histórico de R$ 130 milhões doados a mais de 2.300 iniciativas

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Jész Ipólito
18 de March de 2026

Visibilidade em Disputa: Sociedade Civil na Era Algorítmica

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Jész Ipólito
5 de February de 2026

E OS QUILOMBOS, “CUMÊ QUE FICA’? A URGÊNCIA DE UMA FILANTROPIA QUE RECONHEÇA ANTES DE TUDO AS PRÁTICAS ANCESTRAIS

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Jész Ipólito
5 de February de 2026

Fundo Casa Socioambiental recebe doação de Mackenzie Scott pela segunda vez 

Em entrevista à Rede Comuá, a diretora-executiva do Fundo Casa Socioambiental destacou a importância dessa doação em um contexto onde a organização completou 20 anos

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