Brazilian towns and federal chambers launch health and inclusion programs
The municipality of Ferraz de Vasconcelos held a special event at the Casa da Mulher Paulista, offering a lecture on the challenges of motherhood together with massage, nail care and crafts to support local women.
In Guarulhos, the Subsecretaria de Acessibilidade e Inclusão organized the sixth "Mulheres de Fibra" art‑therapy session, where 13 women with fibromyalgia used painting and crafts to express pain and receive therapeutic massage.
The Forum Itaboraí, linked to Fiocruz Petrópolis, hosted a debate on the United Nations Agenda 2030, gathering specialists to discuss sustainable development goals and territorial health issues as part of Fiocruz’s 125‑year celebration.
Poços de Caldas introduced the "Terapêutica da Cena" project, integrating theater workshops into mental‑health care at the CAPS Girassol and preparing a public performance for the Antimanicomial Fight Seminar.
At the national level, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies held a public hearing on the pathologisation of autism, with lawmakers and experts urging ethical treatment standards and a legislative proposal to protect autistic rights.
The second day of the Workshop da Inclusão in Itabira focused on early‑development warning signs and simplifying the Brazilian Inclusion Law, aiming to strengthen support for neurodivergent individuals.