Brazilian Conference of National Bishops Archives

Brazilian president posts video on Twitter comparing bishops to hyenas

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Nov 4, 2019

A video posted on President Jair Bolsonaro’s Twitter account on Oct. 28 with attacks on several political parties, civil society organizations, media outlets and the local Catholic bishops’ conference spurred controversy in Brazil.

Church leaders condemn Brazilian president’s changes to ‘national councils’

Church in the Americas
Oct 3, 2019

Catholic leaders in Brazil are condemning a move by President Jair Bolsonaro to abolish the country’s “national councils,” which they consider a key part of the country’s social fabric.

Stress of fighting for land takes toll on indigenous peoples in Brazil

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Oct 2, 2019

Pressure from land conflicts and decline of expectations and perspectives have led the indigenous populations in Brazil to register some of the highest suicide rates in the country, said the Indigenous Missionary Council, linked to the Brazilian bishops’ conference.

Ahead of Vatican summit, Amazon bishops say: ‘Show me the money’

Amazon synod, Church in the Americas
Sep 26, 2019

Issues on the table at the upcoming Vatican summit on the Amazon region are not just political and ecclesiastical, but also down to earth and mundane, including the funding difficulties for Amazonian dioceses and parishes.

Invasions of Brazilian indigenous land rise under Bolsonaro

Amazon synod, Associated Press, Church in the Americas
Sep 25, 2019

The number of invasions of indigenous lands in Brazil has jumped in the first nine months of President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, a Brazilian Catholic agency said Tuesday.

New report on Amazon mafias draws on church-collected data on rural violence

Amazon synod
Sep 18, 2019

A new Human Rights Watch report, titled “Rainforest Mafias,” draws on data collected by the Pastoral Land Commission, a non-profit group founded by progressive sectors of the Brazilian Catholic Church which has issued an annual report on human rights violations in rural sectors of the country since 1985.