The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) condemns and repudiates the fascist actions against democracy in Brazil, namely the attempted coups against Brazilian federal institutions that took place yesterday, January 8, a few days after the
new president Lula da Silva was sworn into office.

On International Migrants Day, which is celebrated annually on December 18, after being adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) remembers all those who, pushed by wars, sanctions
and economic blockades imposed on their countries, are forced to leave their homes, their lands, their culture, in search of a better life.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation expresses its concern over the illegal detention of diplomat Alex Saab, special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which has lasted more than two years.

On November 3, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution demanding the lifting of the blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States of America.
In this vote, 185 countries were in favour of the resolution demanding an end to this criminal and illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba since 1962. Significantly, only the United States of America and Israel voted
against it, and Ukraine and Brazil abstained.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) does not forget the courageous Palestinian people and their struggle to live in peace, free and independent, in a sovereign and viable State with borders prior to July 4, 1967, and capital in East Jerusalem.
The illegalities and crimes of the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people are numerous and of extreme gravity, but they continue with the connivance of those who, due to opportunism, effective complicity or, simply, bowed before the great protector of Zionism, the

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) salutes Brazilian democratic and progressive forces for the victory of Lula da Silva in the presidential elections on Sunday, October 30.

The UN Security Council adopted, on October 27, a Resolution - S/RES/2654 - which, among other recommendations, renews the mandate of MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) until October 31, 2023, and calls for
the direct involvement of the UN Secretary General in the necessary negotiations.

On the 26th of October, in Lisbon, and the 27th of October, in Porto, the CPPC held public actions in defense of Peace!
Hundreds of participants reaffirmed the urgency of replacing foreign interference, the arms race, the threat of the use of force and the use of force in international relations with diplomacy and respect for the principles of international law.

Speech of the CPPC

People want Peace.

However, in the current international context, various conflicts continue and worsen, as in Palestine, Western Sahara, Syria, Yemen or Ukraine, with tragic consequences for peoples.

Resolution 68/32 of the United Nations General Assembly “declares 26 September as the
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons devoted to furthering this
objective, including through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat
posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination, in
order to mobilise international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-
weapon-free world”.