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ICNL’s resources and information on Brazil.

Overview

ICNL supports local partners in Brazil to assess the legal environment for CSOs and develop proposals for enabling reforms. Key themes our partners have addressed include life cycle legislation, public financing of CSOs, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in the context of Pride Marches and indigenous associations, the legal framework for philanthropy, and more.

Civic Freedom Monitor

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Global Grantmaking Country Notes

In partnership with the Council on Foundations, ICNL maintains reports on thirty-four countries that help U.S grantmakers undertake equivalency determinations for foreign grantees. The reports in this series describe the legal frameworks for nonprofit organizations and provide translations of relevant legislative provisions.

CLICK TO VISIT THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS' WEBSITE FOR THE BRAZIL COUNTRY NOTE

Resources & News

IAJC Adopts Principles on the Operation of Civil Society Organizations

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ICNL led a participatory process engaging over 100 experts from across Latin America and the Caribbean to develop and propose t…

IAJC Principles on Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of Civil Society Organizations

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The Declaration of Inter-American Principles on the Legal Framework for the Creation, Operation, Financing, and Dissolution of …

OAS Regional Report on CSO Regulation

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Briefer summarizes these laws and implementation practices governing civil society organization in the 35 Organization of Ameri…

Briefer on the Inter-American Principles on CSO Regulation

Inter-American Juridical Committee

This document was designed to help participants in this process and other stakeholders understand the Principles, advocate for …

Legal Obstacles to Indigenous Mobilization and Representation in Brazil

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This Portuguese language report investigates the legal barriers to organization and representation of indigenous peoples in Bra…

Regional ReportsReport

Terrorism Financing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations in Latin America

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This ICNL Spanish-language publication is based on survey responses submitted by 729 NPO sector representatives from 17 partici…

Digital Legal Library

Decree Creating the National Volunteer Program

Regulation disciplining terrorism, dealing with investigatory and procedural dispositions and reformulating the concept of terrorist organization

LAW No. 13.019. OF JULY 31, 2014

International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law

Country Reports: Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil: Corporate Social Responsibility Conference

Country Reports: Latin America and the Caribbean