A delegation composed of leaders from four Brazilian political parties will participate in meetings with members of the U.S. Congress, officials from the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), diplomats, and civil society organizations to discuss democracy, sovereignty, and the importance of the bilateral relationship between Brazil and the United States

During three days of activities, leaders and organizations from the Cerrado (Brazilian savannah) shared experiences, challenges, and strategies of resistance in dialogue with national and international representatives linked to human rights and climate justice.

Around fifty leaders from traditional peoples and communities (TPCs) and Afro-descendant traditions, as well as representatives of national and international organizations, researchers, activists, and institutions, will participate in the meeting “Cerrado in the World: Territories, Rights, and Voices in Global Advocacy,” taking place from May 21 to 23 in Uberlândia (Minas Gerais, Brazil).

On April 20, the Brazil Office Alliance participated in the most recent meeting of the International Coalition of Democratic Thought (CIPED), a group created in 2025 to strengthen the international defense of democracy, that was held in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Leaders of Traditional Peoples and Communities (PCTs), regional networks, and civil society organizations participated in the meeting that marked the beginning of the Working Group of the project for the International Defense of the Brazilian Cerrado (savannah). This activity is part of the project "Internationalization of the Defense and Preservation of the Brazilian Cerrado," executed by the Vladimir Herzog Institute in partnership with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA), with technical support from the Aliança Brazil Office.

LGBTQIA+ civil society organizations carried out a mission in Brasília on April 1st and 2nd, with the participation of Victor De Wolf (Rio de Janeiro), Maicon Chaves (Minas Gerais), Cleber Ferreira Silva (Paraíba) and Gleyson Silva de Oliveira (Pará) of the Brazilian Association of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites, Transsexuals and Intersex People (ABGLT), an organization that is affiliated to the Brazil Office Alliance. The initiative combined moments of planning and internal coordination with institutional meetings, focusing on strengthening international advocacy.

The Washington Brazil Office WBO (WBO) Working Group for strengthening the international agenda of the Brazilian trade union movement met this Wednesday, April 1 with José Luis Caballero Ochoa, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Commissioner Rapporteur for Brazil, and Javier Palumno of the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA).

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) is organizing an information session on Wednesday, March 25 in Washington on the situation of democracy, the environment and human rights in Brazil along with bilateral meetings with the staff of U.S. congressional representatives.

Brazilian civil society organizations participated this Tuesday, March 10 in a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Guatemala City on conversion practices and other interventions that seek to alter sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; and sex characteristics. The meeting took place during the 195th Session of the Commission and brought together representatives of civil society and human rights experts.

The Alliance Brazil Office (ABO) today announced 15 new research fellows who will work with the organization in three distinct research areas throughout 2026.

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) is pleased to announce the 2026 annual cycle of its Research Fellows Program.

Nós, organizações de direitos humanos na América Latina denunciamos o ataque militar dos Estados Unidos contra múltiplos alvos na Venezuela, ocorrido em 3 de janeiro de 2026.

The Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN), in partnership with the Washington Brazil Office (WBO), the Climate Observatory and Conectas Human Rights issued an alert this Friday, November 14 to the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (Redesca) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) about what they classify as a “serious risk of institutional dismantling of the National Environmental System (Sisnama)” in Brazil.

The WBO and the Lavoro Institute have begun a joint effort to internationalize the debate on labor and social rights. Over the course of 12 months, joint actions will be undertaken to expand the international reach of issues such as the growing informality and precariousness of the labor market, work on digital platforms, working hours, wage equality, union organization, and respect for human rights standards in the world of work.

The Brazil Office participated in a meeting with the COP30 Special Envoys: Denise Dora (Human Rights and Just Transition), Janja Lula da Silva (Women), Jurema Werneck (Racial Equality and Peripheries), and Joaquim Belo.

WBO Executive Director Paulo Abrão participated in a major official event in defense of democracy this Wednesday, September 24 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Brazil Office has become a founding member of the new International Network for Democratic Thought, founded this Monday, September 22 in New York. This network will bring together people and organizations from around the world to promote democratic values ​​through academic research, symposia and conferences, cultural events, debates, and other activities that help integrate the network and contribute to the rigorous production, dissemination, appropriation, and public defense of democratic ideas.

Brazilian Civil Society Organizations Go on Mission to the US. A Group of 15 Brazilian Organizations Will Be in Washington and New York. Agenda Includes Defense of Democracy, Human Rights, the Environment, and Indigenous Peoples

The Washington Brazil Office (WBO) published this Monday, March 31, its 2025 Policy Paper – a document that, each year, provides an x-ray of the situation in Brazil in the areas of democracy, sustainable development, immigration, Brazil-US economic relations, and global governance.

The course promoted by the Washington Brazil Office and the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University on the functioning of the Inter-American Human Rights System begins this Friday, April 4.