BRAZIL

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) are concerned about the increasing number of private “ministries” that a section of Priests and Laity have established in the West African nation.

(CNBB).

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and the Movement to Combat Electoral Corruption (MCCE) published on Monday, September 2, a note on Complementary Bill (PLP) No. 192/2023, which is being processed in the Senate and proposes significant changes to the Clean Record Law (Complementary Law No. 135, of 2010), one of the most important democratic achievements of Brazilian society, the result of a broad popular mobilization coordinated by the two organizations.