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Zwinglio Mota Dias used to make jokes about problems with the spelling of his first name in Brazil and elsewhere. In Brazil because of the first half of it. Elsewhere because of the second. Born to a Presbyterian family, his parents wanted to name him as a tribute to the great Swiss reformer of the 16^th century, Ulrich Zwingli.

El brutal asesinato de Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, un hombre negro de cuarenta años, a manos de dos guardias de seguridad blancos en la puerta de un supermercado de Porto Alegre (Brasil), el 19 de noviembre –víspera del Día Nacional de la Conciencia Negra–, ha desatado la indignación en todo el país. Las iglesias miembros del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) han condenado el asesinato y han expresado su profunda preocupación por la injusticia racial sistémica en Brasil.

The brutal killing of Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, 40, a black man, at the hands of two white security guards outside a supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 19 November, the eve of National Black Consciousness Day, has sparked outrage across the country. World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches raised their voices to condemn the killing and to express deep concern regarding systemic racial injustice in Brazil.

Economist Thomas Kang is a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

One of the main voices of the Brazilian and Latin American ecumenical movement, Jether Pereira Ramalho passed away on 28 June, in Rio, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration, dedication and transformation to many generations.

Una de las principales voces del movimiento ecuménico brasileño y latinoamericano, Jether Pereira Ramalho, falleció el pasado 28 de junio en Río de Janeiro dejando un legado de inspiración, dedicación y transformación a muchas generaciones.

El Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), recibió al expresidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, en el Centro Ecuménico de Ginebra (Suiza) el 6 de marzo.

Las iglesias de Brasil deben colaborar más estrechamente que nunca para hacer frente a la cultura de violencia y los problemas medioambientales del país. Así lo afirmaron los participantes en una mesa redonda ecuménica sobre Brasil organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) el 26 de agosto en Ginebra.

On 18-22 March, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission gathered at Faculdade Unida de Vitoria in Brazil for a consultation entitled “Towards a Global Vision of the Church”.

A global faith-based movement, the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative, has been strengthening its communication and creating country programs in an ongoing effort to inspire people, appeal to their core values, and make an ethical case for urgent and concerted action to protect rainforests.

“We have sought to support dialogue as a means to resolve differences, and to reaffirm and strengthen calls for justice, peace and respect for diverse ways of thinking in contemporary societies”, reads a message issued by the members of an ecumenical delegation organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) that visited Nicaragua on 28-29 August.

“Hemos buscado apoyar el diálogo como un medio de zanjar diferencias, reafirmar y potenciar los llamados en favor de la justicia, la paz y el respeto de las distintas formas de pensar en las sociedades contemporáneas”, afirma el mensaje emitido por los integrantes de la delegación ecuménica que organizó el Consejo Mundial de Iglesia (CMI) y que estuvo en Nicaragua los días 28 y 29 de agosto.

Between 17–18 May, representatives of several religious denominations, theologians, economists, and experts in development and ecumenism gathered in São Paulo, Brazil, for the 3rd Dialogue on Ethics and Economics. They aim to build a common message to G20 leaders who will meet in Argentina later this year.