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Federal court forces Rio de Janeiro City Hall to create CIAMP-Rua and comply with ADPF 976, with urgent injunctions and the participation of civil society.
Seminar discusses care for the homeless in the SUS
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Housing, care and networks: strategies that are changing the way we tackle social exclusion
09/11/2025
Summary of debates at the Fiocruz Brasilia International Seminar on the street population, comprehensive care and innovative policies to guarantee rights.
Living on the street is not a choice: challenges and advances in the care of the homeless population
08/11/2025
The consolidation of policies for the homeless population in Brazil requires comprehensive care, intersectoral coordination and the fight against structural racism, with a focus on housing, health and social inclusion.
Structural challenges and urgencies of the Visible Streets Plan: voices from the street tension public policies
30/10/2025
The Visible Streets Plan is criticised for its lack of articulation, timid budget and absence of real participation by the street population, according to leaders.
Fr Júlio Lancellotti: Public policies maintain poverty and sacrifice the street population
30/10/2025
Father Julio Lancellotti criticises public policies that perpetuate poverty, denounces institutional capture and calls for ethical resistance by the street population.
Justice on alert: Brazil fails to guarantee basic rights to homeless people
29/10/2025
The panel discusses the limits and progress of the justice system in the face of the chronic violation of the rights of the homeless population, with a focus on housing, documents and access.
Homeless women: comprehensive care, maternity and social protection
29/10/2025
The panel highlights motherhood as power, resistance and a target for institutional violence among homeless women, with a focus on gender and race equality.
Mortality, data and political urgency: PopRua at the centre of the debate at Fiocruz Brasília
29/10/2025
Scientists, managers and movements present critical data and demand urgent policies for the homeless population at the International Seminar.