Brazilians Mobilize To Send Humanitarian Aid to Cuba

A Russian shipment of humanitarian aid at Havana´s international airport.

World-renowned Brazilians like Frei Betto, Fernando Morais, Eric Nepomuceno, Chico Buarque, and João Pedro Stédile are leading the initiative to help the Cuban people and collect $10 million to ship at least  240 kg of seeds and 10,000 tons of organic rice for the Cuban people to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Brazilian Landless Rural Workers and Workers Movement (MST) alongside artists and religious organizations launched an initiative to collect $10 million to ship at least  240 kg of seeds and 10,000 tons of organic rice for the Cuban people to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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According to Brazil de Fato, although there are no commercial flights between both countries because of the sanitary crisis, the shipment will be transported by the Business Chamber Brazil – Cuba.


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World-renowned Brazilians like Frei Betto, Fernando Morais, Eric Nepomuceno, Chico Buarque, and João Pedro Stédile are leading the initiative to help the Cuban people as the U.S. blockade severely limits the country´s ability to purchase goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite Jair Bolsonaro´s government voted against lifting the U.S. blockade on the Caribbean island, the Brazilian people offer a helping hand to Cuba. 

Portrait of Marielle Franco.

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