Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 08:19:36 -1000
From: lambda@aloha.net (Martin Rice)
Subject: SA 133:  ACTION REQUEST--BRAZIL D.P. LAW

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Hey Martin, hope you can broadcast this... aloha, Lilian

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ficar quietinhas.
Marina

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We thought you could help us by broadcasting this. Thank you.


   PARTNERSHIP LAW IN BRAZIL


   WE ASK FOR SUPPORT:  *URGENT ACTION*
   The Religous Right managed to postpone the votation for the Partnership Law.
They  want to make it coincide with the Pope's visit to Brazil in October. They
think it will make the legislators more inclined to listen to the religious
right's position against partnership. *We still can revert this*.
   
   There is a chance that tHe bill is voted in August.  Therefore we urge that
you send polite letters or faxes in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese,
SUPPORTING the partnership law to the following politicians:

* Dep. Inocencio Oliveira, fax: 55-61-318-2928
* Dep. Paulo Heslander, fax: 55-61-318-2207
* Dep. Geddel Vieira Lima, fax: 55-61-318-2612
* Dep. Jose Anibal, fax: 55-61-318-2624

  snail mail:

Dep.Inocencio Oliveira
Gabinete 928
Camara dos Deputados
Brasilia - DF
CEP 70160-900
Brazil


Dep.Geddel Vieira Lima
Gabinete 612
Camara dos Deputados
Brasilia - DF
CEP 70160-900
Brazil


Dep. José Aníbal
Gabinete 624
Camara dos Deputados
Brasilia - DF
CEP 70160-900
Brazil


Dep. Paul Heslander
Gabinete 207
Camara dos Deputados
Brasilia, DF
CEP 70160-900
Brazil

   
A longer list to fax is at the end of this file.


   In your letter you might stress the important principle of *separation*
between
citizenship and government FROM religious issues, which should be a private
choice: religious beliefs shound't be an excuse to deprive citizens from their
rights. Citizenship is independent, more general than religious preferences.

  
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The legislator who authored Brazil's gay-partnership bill,
Workers Party Deputy Marta Suplicy, says:

"The bill assures rights to inheritance, succession, welfare benefits,
joint-income
declaration, right to nationality in case of a foreign partner and joint
income in
order to buy a house."

"We strongly urge that you and your organization help us in this initiative
which is pioneer in
South America and which if approved will enable thousands of gay and lesbian
couples in Brazil
to have access to equal rights which are currently denied to them under
existing legislation.
If approved, the law will also serve as an important precedent for the whole
region, possibly
stimulating similar social changes in other Latin American and Caribbean
countries."


The measure passed a Senate committee in December by a vote of 11-5.

For a long list of legislators to lobby, e-mail Suplicy at
msuplicy@solar.com.br.




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Fax Numbers -
Address them as: Mr. or Ms. Deputy <name>


Genésio Bernardino 55-61-318-2571
Geraldo Pastana    55-61-318-2933
Gerson Peres       55-61-318-2330
Gervasio Oliveira  55-61-318-2574
Gilney Viana       55-61-318-2376
Gilvan Freire      55-61-318-2442
Giovanni Queiroz   55-61-318-2534
Gonzaga Mota       55-61-318-2919



Israel Pinheiro 55-61-318-2373
Itamar Serpa   55-61-318-2286
Ivan Valente   55-61-318-2671
Ivandro Cunha Lima 55-61-318-2605
Ivo Mainardi      55-61-318-2212



Maria Elvira  55-61-318-2350
Maria Laura   55-61-318-2475
Maria Valadão 55-61-318-2520
Marilu Guimarães 55-61-318-2440
Marinha Raupp 55-61-318-2614



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