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Brazil's July 'Julho das Pretas' rallies demand reparations and 'Bem Viver

Over the weekend of 24‑27 July 2026 Brazil saw nationwide mobilisations dubbed “Julho das Pretas”. Marches took place in Recife, Belo Horizonte, Belém, Salvador, São Vicente, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and other cities. Organisers centred the demands on reparations for historic racial inequality and the “Bem Viver” model of collective care and social justice. The actions coincided with the International Day of Afro‑Latin American and Caribbean Women and Brazil’s National Day of Tereza de Benguela (25 July).

Cultural performances by groups such as Afrolaje, Angoleiras and Obara Ylê de Ouro accompanied the protests. In Rio the NGO Criola launched the “O SUS que merecemos” health campaign during the 12th March of Black Women. The marches also honoured slain councilwoman Marielle Franco, whose mother Marinete Silva attended, and recalled the unsolved 2016 murder of activist Luana Barbosa during the 11th edition in São Paulo. Activists from the Coordination of Quilombola Communities, including Selma Dealdina Mbaye, demanded urgent land titling for more than 8 000 quilombola territories that house over 1.3 million people.

In Argentina, Afro‑Argentine leader Nélida Wisneke highlighted that the 2010 census counted only about 303 000 Afro‑descendants, a figure she says vastly understates the community.

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Brazil · Clátia Vieira · Luana Barbosa · Marielle Franco · Nélida Wisneke · ONG Criola · Selma Dealdina Mbaye · Tereza de Benguela

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