He nominated George Lima as the Brazilian candidate to form the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the (United Nations). The name will still be voted on.
The decision was taken in the last few hours after strong political pressure and also on social media. , entities in defense of fear the advance of the extreme right in international organizations and demanded a position from the government.
George Lima’s name was defended by the former Minister of Human Rights. In a letter sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, she praised the work done by Lima, who served for seven years on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the (Organization of American States).
To the Panel, he said that the candidacy is an advance and was built collectively.
“At a time of strong changes in the scope of international relations and the defense of human rights, the candidacy presented by Brazil shows that the country remains prepared to exercise leadership within the international community in multilateral spaces, mainly in the defense of the rights of children and adolescents”, he said.
The other Brazilian candidate was Benedito dos Santos, who had the support of entities and the mixed early childhood parliamentary group, chaired by federal deputy Dr. Zacharias Calil (União Brasil-GO).
In total, . The election will be on June 23rd to fill nine vacancies that will be opened in 2027. In the first days of nomination, candidates have already been presented.
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