{"id":5927,"date":"2025-12-14T08:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T08:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aflex.org\/how-can-you-help-us\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T18:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T18:13:17","slug":"how-can-you-help-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aflex.org\/en\/how-can-you-help-us\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW CAN YOU HELP US?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5927\" class=\"elementor elementor-5927 elementor-5504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc4664 parallax-section e-flex e-con-boxed rt-default-class e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bc4664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cbf67 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-rtbreadrumb\" data-id=\"62cbf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rtbreadrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \r\n\r\n    <div class=\"breadcrumb-inner-addon\">\r\n        <div class=\"rt-title-part\">\r\n            <h1 class=\"page-title\"><\/h1>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"breadcrumb-path\">\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a>            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>   \r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596ec43 e-con-full e-flex rt-default-class e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"596ec43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e869e5e e-con-full e-flex rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e869e5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dce2af rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dce2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you believe in justice, equality, and recognition, you can be a vital ally in our campaign. By supporting fair and dignified working conditions for Brazil\u2019s <strong>Locally Employed Staff (LES)<\/strong> abroad, you affirm a simple principle: no one who serves their country with dedication should be left without protection or a voice.<\/p><h3><strong>How You Can Help Us Drive Change<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f4ffa rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"10f4ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style2 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner no bg_sub_text_no double_sub_text_no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"split_collab_words\"><h2 class=\"title word-line\">Sign the Public Consultation Petition before it closes and say YES (SIM) <\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acfddd rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2acfddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sign in with your Gov.Br account<\/li><li>If you do not have a Gov.Br account, you will be asked to sign in with a google email<\/li><\/ul><p>Support us by signing the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www25.senado.leg.br\/web\/atividade\/materias\/-\/materia\/140524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazilian Senate public consultation<\/a> on Law Project No. 117\/2020, introduced by Senator Leila Barros. The project seeks to guarantee employment and social security rights for Locally Employed Staff (LES) serving in embassies, consulates, and diplomatic offices abroad.<\/p><p>For us, this consultation also acts as a petition, showing policymakers that public awareness of our cause is growing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3df1b rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"ce3df1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style2 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner no bg_sub_text_no double_sub_text_no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"split_collab_words\"><h2 class=\"title word-line\">Send a brief email to Senator Leila Barros <\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88742cb rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88742cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(<a href=\"mailto:mailto:sen.leilabarros@senado.leg.br\">sen.leilabarros@senado.leg.br<\/a>), copying <a href=\"mailto:aflex@aflex.org\">aflex@aflex.org<\/a>, to thank her for initiating the public consultation on behalf of Locally Employed Staff of the Brazilian Government and to ask her \u00a0to keep this issue high on the agenda for her colleagues and other key decision makers.<\/p><p>See suggestion below.<\/p><p><strong><em>Dear Senator Leila,<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em>Thank you for your commitment to securing long-overdue recognition and justice for Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff (LES) serving in diplomatic missions abroad.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I am aware of the precarious working conditions and legal uncertainty they continue to face, despite being the backbone of Brazil\u2019s global diplomatic presence abroad. Without their <\/em><\/p><p><em>permanent and dedicated service, Brazil\u2019s missions could not have functioned effectively for over half a century, nor continue to do so in the future.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I kindly ask that you continue to champion this cause and encourage your colleagues and other politicians and decision-makers to keep it high on the national agenda.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Thank you once again for your leadership and support on this vital issue.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Yours sincerely,<\/strong><br \/><strong>[Your Name]<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f40133 e-con-full e-flex rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f40133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b81f5a7 rt-accor rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b81f5a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">An alternative would be to send a message directly to the Brazilian President via \u2018Talk to the President\u2019 website. <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1931\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1931\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/falepr.presidencia.gov.br\/exec\/index.php?idioma=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By clicking here and completing a simple form <\/a>.\u00a0 You can copy and paste the suggested wording below:<\/p><p><strong><em>Subject: Recognition and Justice for Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff Abroad<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em>Mr. President, <\/em><\/p><p><em>I write to express my concern regarding the longstanding precarious working conditions and lack of legal protections faced by Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff (LES) serving at Brazilian embassies, consulates, and missions abroad.<\/em><\/p><p><em>These professionals, many of whom have worked in service of Brazil for decades, are the foundation and backbone of our country\u2019s diplomatic operations overseas.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Without their permanent and dedicated service, Brazil\u2019s missions could not have functioned effectively for over half a century, nor will they be able to continue doing so in the future. Their contribution is indispensable, yet their rights remain unprotected.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I urge your government to take meaningful steps toward recognising the essential role of the LES, regularising their employment status, and ensuring fair and dignified working conditions for all who serve the nation, regardless of where they are based.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Thank you for your attention to this matter of justice and national interest.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Respectfully,<br \/><\/em><strong>[Your Name]<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1932\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1932\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Another course of action would be to send a message to the Brazilian President\u2019s ombudsman office at <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1932\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1932\"><p><a href=\"mailto:ouvidoria@presidencia.gov.br\">ouvidoria@presidencia.gov.br<\/a> . Copy and paste the suggested text below:<\/p><p><strong><em>Subject:<\/em><\/strong><em> Appeal for Recognition and Fair Working Conditions for Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff Abroad<\/em><\/p><p><em>To the Ombudsman\u2019s Office of the Presidency,<\/em><\/p><p><em>I respectfully submit this message to express deep concern about the precarious working conditions and lack of legal protection endured by Locally Employed Staff (LES) at Brazilian embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions abroad.<\/em><\/p><p><em>These professionals, many of whom have dedicated decades of service to the country, are essential to the continuity and effectiveness of Brazil\u2019s global diplomatic presence.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I appeal to the Presidency to take decisive action to regularise the employment status of LES and ensure they receive just, equitable, and dignified working conditions in line with the service they provide.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Thank you for your attention to this matter of national interest and institutional integrity.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Sincerely,<br \/><\/em><strong>[Your Name]<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1933\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1933\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">An additional option would be to send a brief message to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and National Defense in both the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and Senate.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1933\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1933\"><ul><li><strong>For the Chamber<\/strong> <strong>of Deputies Committee <\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.camara.leg.br\/atividade-legislativa\/comissoes\/comissoes-permanentes\/credn\/membros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to find the name of the current Committee President<\/a>. Click on his name to be taken to his profile page and email address.<\/li><li><strong>For the Senate Committee<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.senado.leg.br\/atividade\/comissoes\/comissao\/54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to find the name of the current President<\/a> and send your email message to them via <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:cre@senado.leg.br\">cre@senado.leg.br<\/a><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; You can copy and paste the same suggested text below to both commissions.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><em>Subject:<\/em><\/strong><em> Urgent Appeal for Recognition and Fair Working Conditions for Locally Employed Staff Abroad<\/em><\/p><p><em>To the Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense,<\/em><\/p><p><em>I respectfully draw urgent attention to the precarious and unequal working conditions faced by Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff (LES) serving in embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions around the world.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0These professionals, many of whom have dedicated decades to public service, are indispensable to the daily functioning, continuity, and credibility of Brazil\u2019s global presence. They offer cultural fluency, operational expertise, and institutional memory that no rotating diplomat can replicate. And yet, they continue to serve without the legal protections, recognition, or rights routinely granted to their colleagues.<\/em><\/p><p><em>The time to act is now. The Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) 32\/2020, designed to modernise Brazil\u2019s public service, presents a clear opportunity to rectify this long-standing disparity. Including LES within a fair and updated legal framework would not only advance labour justice but serve as a defining moment of national integrity. By formally recognising those who serve abroad in Brazil\u2019s name, the country reaffirms its commitment to equity, dignity, and the value of all public servants.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I therefore call on you, Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense, and on all public leaders who believe in justice for Brazilian nationals, wherever they serve, to take a principled stand. <\/em><\/p><p><em>Supporting the rights of Locally Employed Staff of the Brazilian Government is more than an act of solidarity, it is a contribution to the Brazil we must become: a nation that truly honours and protects all who serve it, at home and abroad.<\/em><\/p><p><em>This is not only a matter of labour justice, but also a matter of strategic national interest.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Thank you for your attention and commitment.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Respectfully,<br \/><\/em><strong><em>[Your Name]<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1934\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1934\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Send a message to the Brazilian Federal Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1934\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1934\"><p>email: <a href=\"mailto:pgr-imprensa@mpf.mp.br\">pgr-imprensa@mpf.mp.br<\/a> . Copy and paste the suggested text below.<\/p><p><strong><em>Subject:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Request for Legal Oversight and Institutional Action Regarding the Status of Locally Employed Staff Abroad<\/em><\/p><p><em>To the Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor General (Minist\u00e9rio P\u00fablico Federal),<\/em><\/p><p><em>I respectfully submit this message to request the urgent attention of the MPF regarding the legal ambiguity and persistent labour vulnerabilities faced by Brazil\u2019s <\/em><strong><em>Locally Employed Staff (LES)<\/em><\/strong><em> working at embassies, consulates, and diplomatic offices abroad.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Despite their central role in ensuring the daily operation and strategic continuity of Brazil\u2019s diplomatic presence, often over decades, LES remain excluded from public service rights, with no clear employment framework or protection under current federal legislation. <\/em><\/p><p><em>This ongoing situation raises serious constitutional concerns regarding <\/em><strong><em>labour rights, equal treatment, and administrative legality<\/em><\/strong><em>, particularly as it involves public resources and international representation of the State.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Given the MPF\u2019s constitutional role in <\/em><strong><em>defending fundamental rights, overseeing administrative conduct, and proposing measures in defence of collective legal interests<\/em><\/strong><em>, I urge your office to examine this matter, and where applicable, consider extrajudicial instruments such as <\/em><strong><em>recommendations, public hearings, or a Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC)<\/em><\/strong> <em>to initiate regularisation and ensure compliance with national legal standards.<\/em><\/p><p><em>This is not only a matter of justice for a workforce essential to Brazil\u2019s diplomatic apparatus, but also a matter of constitutional integrity and international credibility.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Thank you for your consideration and for upholding the rights of those who serve the Brazilian State with dedication and dignity.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Respectfully,<\/em><\/p><p><strong>[Your Name]<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1935\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1935\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"rt rt-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Our Allies: Past, Present & Ongoing <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1935\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1935\"><p><strong>Why are allies important?<\/strong><\/p><p>Securing justice for any marginalised and struggling group of professionals or people requires more than courage, it demands collective momentum and the strategic support of political allies, civic leaders, institutions and most importantly the wider public. \u00a0<\/p><p>Allies can help amplify voices that have long been silenced, challenge unfair entrenched power structures as well as shift public perception by reframing the narrative around dignity, rights and contribution.<\/p><p>Whether through policy influence, media visibility or grassroots mobilisation, broad-based support transforms isolated struggles into movements with the strength to increase awareness, reshape laws, secure protections and inspire lasting cultural change.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0af98 e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d0af98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"AFLEXALLIES\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8decf7 e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8decf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a7fbc rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74a7fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contentimage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contentimage.jpg 454w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contentimage-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contentimage-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contentimage-450x329.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c0fd9 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c0fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"AFLEXALLIES\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2013, while serving as Chair of the Commission on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation in the Brazilian Senate, <strong>SENATOR PAULO PAIM<\/strong> \u00a0expressed crucial support for the rights of Locally Employed Staff (LES) working for the Brazilian Government abroad. With the backing of AFLEX\u2019s Board of Directors at that time, he authored <a href=\"https:\/\/www25.senado.leg.br\/web\/atividade\/materias\/-\/materia\/112413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Project no. 143\/2013<\/a>.<\/p><p>During that period, Locally Employed Staff (LES) were especially cautious about speaking out, fearing retaliation or disciplinary action from their managers at the posts where they served. Many were reluctant to expose themselves in any way, concerned that doing so would lead to retaliations.<\/p><p>The legislative project proposal aimed to give the Executive Branch of the Brazilian Government the authority to create a formal career path for LES, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (AKA &#8211; Itamaraty) and to clearly define their rights and responsibilities. It also sought to establish transparent employment and social security rules for LES who play a vital role in representing Brazil overseas.<\/p><p>In 2018, five years later, after being assessed by other Commissions within the Brazilian Senate, the project 143\/2013 was archived at the end of the legislative term after receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.senado.leg.br\/sdleg-getter\/documento?dm=6070237&amp;ts=1630445755652&amp;disposition=inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an unfavourable final decision<\/a> from then-Senator Fernando Collor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8cd4aa e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8cd4aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb6bab e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcb6bab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc5288 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dc5288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4090\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contm.jpg 459w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contm-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contm-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/contm-450x302.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88893b rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e88893b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also in 2013, <strong>FORMER PRESIDENT AND THEN-SENATOR JOS\u00c9 SARNEY<\/strong> supported the efforts to improve our working conditions and authored <a href=\"https:\/\/www25.senado.leg.br\/web\/atividade\/materias\/-\/materia\/113329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Project no. 246\/2013<\/a>. This proposal aimed to amend Article 57 of Law No. 11.440, dated 29 December 2006, to formally recognize and define the employment rights of Locally Employed Staff working for the Brazilian Government via Ministry of Foreign Affairs in embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad.<\/p><p>The project, considered to be the most comprehensive legislative effort on the matter to date, was reviewed by several Senate committees. However, it was ultimately yet again archived at the end of the 54th legislative session in 2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb5345 e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cb5345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f6bca rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32f6bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/comu-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/comu-1.jpg 485w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/comu-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/comu-1-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/comu-1-450x315.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b0c53 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b0c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2020, <strong>SENATOR LEILA BARROS<\/strong> authored and introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www25.senado.leg.br\/web\/atividade\/materias\/-\/materia\/140524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Project No. 117\/2020<\/a>, which proposes changes to Article 57 of Law No. 11.440, dated 29 December, 2006. The goal of this project is to establish employment and social security rights for us, the Locally Employed Staff (LES) working for the Brazilian Government in embassies, consulates and other diplomatic offices abroad.<\/p><p>Up towards the end of the second semester of 2025, the proposal remains under review by the Senate. You, and any member of the public, still <a href=\"https:\/\/www25.senado.leg.br\/web\/atividade\/materias\/-\/materia\/140524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can click on the link to vote SIM (YES) in our favour<\/a> to support us whilst it is still open to the public to vote.<\/p><p>If approved, this measure would represent a meaningful step forward, as it would give us the option to be protected under Brazilian labour and social security laws, helping to reduce the ongoing uncertainty surrounding our legal status and working conditions.<\/p><p>For us, your participation also serves as a demonstration to lawmakers that public awareness of our cause is growing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e98500 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-react-heading\" data-id=\"4e98500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"react-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animation-style2 react-heading default\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title-inner no bg_sub_text_no double_sub_text_no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"split_collab_words\"><h3 class=\"title word-line\">POLITICIANS &amp; ACTIVITISTS<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1a515 e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c1a515\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ee665 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14ee665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4093\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc.jpg 506w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aflex.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc-450x301.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4202d e-grid e-con-full rt-default-class e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4202d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647f97e rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647f97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MARIA DAS GRA\u00c7AS CARVALHO DANTAS, known as <strong>MARIA DANTAS<\/strong>, is a Brazilian Spanish activist and <strong>FORMER MEMBER OF THE CONGRESS OF DEPUTIES IN SPAIN.<\/strong> Her support for our cause, the Brazilian Locally Employed Staff (LES) working abroad, was especially significant given her dual perspective on political systems and employment rights, along with her strong commitment to human rights.<\/p><p>In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_Maria_Dantas_\/status\/1649000511591284738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she publicly expressed her solidarity<\/a> in a post shared on AFLEX\u2019s official profile on the social media platform X. This message coincided with protests organised by Brazilian Government Locally Employed Staff in Spain, specifically from Barcelona and Madrid, where colleagues demonstrated to demand better working conditions at Brazilian diplomatic missions. The demonstrations took place during President Lula\u2019s official visit to Spain in April 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8209361 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8209361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<center><strong>Dantas wrote:<\/strong><\/center><p><br \/><em>\u201cThese are important, and necessary labour demands from AFLEX\u2014the locally hired staff at Brazilian diplomatic missions abroad. Many of these individuals are in precarious situations. I hope the @ItamaratyGovBr urgently addresses this unfortunate reality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138e2b3 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138e2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maria Danta\u2019s statement gave visibility to the protests and added weight to the urgent call for justice and reform.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home If you believe in justice, equality, and recognition, you can be a vital ally in our campaign. By supporting fair and dignified working conditions for Brazil\u2019s Locally Employed Staff (LES) abroad, you affirm a simple principle: no one who serves their country with dedication should be left without protection or a voice. 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