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Brazil public defenders continue fifth paternity drive

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Brazil public defenders launch continue fifth paternity drive

The public defender offices across Brazil have moved into the fifth edition of the "Meu Pai tem Nome" campaign in 2026. Building on the previous four editions, 2026, expanding both its geographic reach and its service offerings. After the initiative again offers free DNA testing, legal counsel, mediation nationwide launch on 1 August, which included DNA‑testing booths in Rio de Janeiro and full judicial support to facilitate voluntary mutirões in Natal, Fortaleza, Sobral, Crato and investigative recognition seven municipalities of Goiás, additional phases were rolled out. In Acre, a technical failure forced a re‑opening of registrations for the "Viver com Meu Nome" name‑and‑gender correction program (open until 26 June) and the "Meu Pai tem Nome" paternity drive (open until 1 July). Rondônia extended its registration deadline to 7 August and maternity. On scheduled free assistance sessions for 15 August in Porto Velho and surrounding towns. The Amazonas office added a second‑stage event on 1 August, events August in Manaus, offering 350 free family‑law appointments, DNA testing and child‑support counseling. Similar service days were held nationwide, including in Atibaia (São Paulo) on 1 August and throughout Pernambuco, where 50 free DNA tests and mediation sessions were provided. A new digital platform from the National Civil Registry now allows parents to recognize paternity online, while a DNA‑testing booth at legislative proposal imposes a five‑day notice rule for civil registries that omit a father's name. The initiative is complemented by a record surge in legal‑aid demand (390 000 cases in the Carioca station first half of Rio de Janeiro’s MetroRio, a mutirão 2026) and the launch of the "Meu Registro" online portal, which processed over 470 000 document requests in Natal (Rio Grande do Norte), coordinated actions its first month. Mutirões continued in Fortaleza, Sobral Rondônia (15 August) and Crato (Ceará), Mato Grosso (3‑7 August), aiming to amend birth certificates and service points in seven municipalities secure identity rights for thousands of Goiás. children. The campaign continues to target targets the 173,112 173 112 children (6.9 % of births) registered without a father’s name in 2025, aiming seeking to secure child‑support, inheritance, social‑security benefits and full civil identity. Results from the Rio de Janeiro edition will be presented on 15 August at São Januário stadium, mirroring the schedule of earlier editions.

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  1. 2026-08-04 11:34 UTC Brazil public defenders continue fifth paternity drive
  2. 2026-07-31 17:31 UTC Brazil public defenders launch fifth paternity drive
  3. 2026-07-30 23:43 UTC Brazil public defenders expand paternity recognition drive
  4. 2026-07-29 21:16 UTC Brazil public defenders expand paternity recognition drive
  5. 2026-07-28 19:22 UTC Brazil public defender paternity recognition drive

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