Pacto pela Democracia is a coalition of civil society organizations that coordinates efforts among social actors across the ideological spectrum. Our aim is to enhance civil society's ability to defend and revitalize democracy in Brazil. Operating since 2018, Pacto brings together over 200 organizations in a non-partisan space, enabling diverse participants with varying agendas, perspectives, and political identities to collaborate in strengthening democratic processes and institutions.
Our mission is to bring together, coordinate, and empower civil society for the recovery of democratic construction in Brazil.
2018
Pacto pela Democracia (Pact for Democracy) was launched with the aim of becoming a diverse coalition committed to the defense and revitalization of the pillars of democratic construction in Brazil. Its activities are centered on three fronts: promoting democratic culture, strengthening civil society through more participatory, dialogical, integral, and peaceful elections, and proposing democratic commitments to the country's political leaders. Pacto's initiative is unique, and was able to foresee even deeper challenges on the horizon of Brazilian political life.
2019
Pacto assumes the role of a coalition defending the Democratic Rule of Law amid the authoritarian escalation experienced in Brazil under the Bolsonaro government. The network expands, becomes more relevant and evolves into a central space for monitoring anti-democratic threats and coordinating actions to defend fundamental rights and freedoms in Brazil. There were three major areas of focus: defending institutions, constitutional rights, and freedoms; promoting democratic culture; and strengthening civil society.
