MODEL ENVIRONMENTAL MOTION: Trade union/political organisations

This is a model motion on Bolsonaro’s attacks on the Amazon Rainforest and the need for solidarity with the millions of Brazilians defending social progress, human rights and democracy in Brazil.

Please feel free to adapt the motion to suit your organisation/goals and contact us at info@brazilsolidarity.co.uk if the motion is passed.

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Tony Burke & the Brazil Solidarity Initiative Statement – Bolsonaro & the destruction of the Amazon

We condemn Bolsonaro’s destructive plans for the amazon, and the huge increase in illegal logging and mining since his inauguration. At the time of the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s close links to Brazil’s huge agricultural lobby were well known. The levels of destruction that we are witnessing today are a direct result of his presidency.

Labour Party Conference Fringe: Stand up for Social Progress & Democracy in Brazil

Tuesday 24th September – Join our event at the Labour Party Conference 2019!

FEATURING: Shadow Justice Secretary, Richard Burgon MP // Helen Goodman MP, Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Office Team // Tereza Campello, former Brazilian Minister for Social Development & the Fight Against Hunger // Tony Burke, Unite the Union (Chair) // PLUS MORE TBA

Workers Uniting – Statement on EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

International union Workers Uniting have published a powerful statement calling for EU-Mercosur trade deals to be halted until political prisoner Lula da Silva is freed. Read the full statement here. (1/7/19)

Letter – Lula’s jailing a blatant abuse of the justice system

MPs, academics, trade unionist and other figures are calling for Lula’s freedom following the revelations made by the Intercept, which show his arrest and jailing was politically motivated with the aim of stopping the Workers’ Party in the 2018 election. (30/6/19)

Brazil Supreme Court rejects request to free ex-leader Lula

Brasília (AFP) – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request to free leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from prison while they consider whether Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who was the convicting judge, was biased. (26/6/19)

Brazil’s Carwash is a Whitewash – Tony Burke

The revelations uncovered about the case against former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, jailed in April last year, vindicate a year of campaigning for his freedom. (14/6/19)