Brazilian Constitution - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:42:26 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Brazilian Constitution - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Franciscan brother's hunger strike highlights conditions in Brazil https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/08/20/franciscan-hunger-strike-brazil/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:51:21 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=110772 Franciscan Brother Sergio Gorgen and five of his Brazilian compatriots, have been on a hunger strike since the end of July to highlight the deteriorating conditions many Brazilians have to live with. The hunger strikers are denouncing the social policies adopted by the current administration and the country's court system. They say the system is Read more

Franciscan brother's hunger strike highlights conditions in Brazil... Read more]]> Franciscan Brother Sergio Gorgen and five of his Brazilian compatriots, have been on a hunger strike since the end of July to highlight the deteriorating conditions many Brazilians have to live with.

The hunger strikers are denouncing the social policies adopted by the current administration and the country's court system.

They say the system is not obeying the Brazilian Constitution, which is resulting in increased violence, unemployment and hunger. Read more

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