Dear
Justice Mail Friends
URGENT
ACTION: deadline 21st August.
Once a
chic hotel, the Mauá building in the centre of São Paulo was abandoned and
empty until five years ago when over 200 homeless families moved in. They
cleaned up the building and began trying to win legal rights to their home – as
Brazilian law allows. Over 2,000 people who live in abandoned buildings,
including Mauá, faced an eviction order but this was suspended in July. But a
judge has now upheld the eviction sentence and 21 August has been set as the
eviction date.
Emily
Mulville, Cafod’s Brazil Programme Officer said, "The struggle of homeless
families in São Paulo is enormous, but not fighting is not an option when you
are seeking justice.”
Use
the Cafod link below to email the Brazilian Authorities asking them to halt the
evictions.
Cheers
Mike Cross
All Saints Kings Heath.
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