Latin America

This dossier series by the Global Support for Democracy Unit aims to amplify and spread knowledge about the political involvement of youth in their respective regions and to contribute to international support mechanisms that meet the needs of young advocates for democracy.

This dossier aims to amplify and spread knowledge about the political involvement of youth in Latin America and to contribute to improving international support mechanisms for ‘Young Advocates For Democracy’ (YA4D).

Thousands of people live cheek by jowl in the Cruzada São Sebastião housing project. The coronavirus pandemic has hit them especially hard. Most of them were already living under tough economic conditions and now many of them have lost their jobs. The Afro-Brazilian population has been disproportionately affected by the virus, with racism and inequality thrown into even sharper relief by the pandemic. This is also the experience of the residents of Cruzada São Sebastião.