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Here you can find some of the World Peace Council’s (WPC) news and translated news of the Brazilian Center for Solidarity with the Peoples and Struggle for Peace (CEBRAPAZ). For more information and contact, visit the WPC’s website (www.wpc-in.org) or write CEBRAPAZ (cebrapaz@cebrapaz.org.br).

Interview: Post-elections prospects for the US peace movement, with Henry Lowendorf

Henry Lowendorf, of the US Peace Council, talks to Moara Crivelente, of the Brazilian Center for Solidarity with the Peoples and Struggle for Peace (Cebrapaz), about the prospects of the anti-imperialist struggle in the United States and the post-electoral challenges under a Biden Administration. We also talk about our common struggles and campaigns against foreign military bases, NATO, and for peace in the Middle East, Latin America and beyond.

Cebrapaz holds its 5th National Assembly in a spirit of great unity; Jamil Murad is elected president

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The 5th National Assembly of the Brazilian Center of Solidarity with the Peoples and Struggle for Peace (CEBRAPAZ), held in Salvador, the capital city of the Bahia federal state, was attended by 70 delegates from 11 states and elected by acclamation the new National Board of Directors. As President, Jamil Murad; as vice-president, Wevergton Brito, and as secretary-general, José Reinaldo Carvalho were elected.

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Bolsonaro at the UN: A speech to remain in (pre-)History

The most difficult part in writing about President Jair Bolsonaro’s speech opening the 74th UN General Assembly this Tuesday, 24, was having to listen then read the speech. However, even after this painful process, a stark sense of bewilderment remains.

By Wevergton Brito Lima*

Image captured from the UN video, of Bolsonaro waiting for his turn to speak.
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