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Forced Exile of Chair of PGA Brazil National Group

Dep. Jean Wyllys, Chair of the PGA National Group in Brazil and a leading Parliamentarian from the opposition has announced his decision to retire from Parliament following death-threats and other virulent, inhumane attacks.

Brazil Deposits Instrument of Ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty becoming the 97th State Party to the ATT

PGA Members in Brazil have made a number of decisive contributions to the ATT Parliamentary Ratification Process over the past 4 years.

Federative Republic of Brazil - Arms Trade Treaty Status Update

On December 7th, 2017, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil has move forward with the process of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Brazil, by approving the text of the Treaty.

The Struggle for the Rights of LGBT People in Brazil

In his book “Moses and the Monotheistic Religion,” Sigmund Freud says that democracies are exceptions and not rules, because there is something in the human character that tends toward authoritarianism.

Sub-Regional Parliamentary Seminar on the ICC: Legislators from Latin America commit to the principle of Never again and Reparation for Victims

On 28-29 September 2016, in the framework of its Parliamentary Campaign for the Effectiveness and Universality of the Rome Statute, Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized a Parliamentary Seminar.

Brazil Quadruples Penalties for Biological Weapons Development

PGA member and Chair of Brazilian National Group, Dep. Jean Wyllys, acknowledged the Presidential Decree of May 11th, 2016 that, inter alia, quadruples penalties for development of biological weapons

PGA congratulates its Member Hon. Dep. Jean Wyllys for making significant progress in moving forward the ATT ratification process in Brazil

PGA is pleased to have been informed by its esteemed member, Dep. Jean Wyllys in Brazil, of the approval of the ATT by the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee