Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
1988 Constituent Assembly members launch petition defending Brazil's Constitution
Twenty members of Brazil's 1988 Constituent Assembly launched a letter and petition defending Brazil's Constitution and democracy.
The petition is on Change.org and is open to the public.
The signatories say they are concerned about proposed constitutional changes backed by presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and political groups associated with the military dictatorship.
They also criticize former supporters of Brazil's return to democracy for backing groups linked to the former regime.
The letter repeats warnings by assembly president Ulysses Guimarães that betraying the Constitution means betraying the country and that its survival is tied to democracy.
The campaign was organized by former federal deputy Hermes Zaneti, who represented Rio Grande do Sul in the assembly and authored an amendment granting optional voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds.
The petition remains open and more assembly members are still signing the letter.
Twenty members of Brazil’s 1988 Constituent Assembly launched an open letter and national petition defending the Constitution and democracy.
The petition is available on Change.org and is open to the public.
The signatories said they were concerned about proposed constitutional changes supported by presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and political sectors associated with the military dictatorship.
The effort was organized by former federal deputy Hermes Zaneti, a constituent from Rio Grande do Sul.
- Who
- Twenty members of Brazil’s 1988 Constituent Assembly launched the appeal, organized by former federal deputy Hermes Zaneti.
- What
- They launched an open letter and national petition in defense of the Constitution and democracy.
- When
- Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The petition is available on Change.org.
- Why
- The signatories said they were concerned about proposed constitutional changes supported by Flávio Bolsonaro and political sectors associated with the military dictatorship.
1988 Constituent Assembly members behind the appeal
Flávio Bolsonaro and political sectors associated with the military dictatorship
Constitution
1988 Constituent Assembly members behind the appeal
The signatories say they are defending the Constitution and democracy.
Flávio Bolsonaro and political sectors associated with the military dictatorship
The article says these sectors support proposals to alter the Constitution.
Political legacy
1988 Constituent Assembly members behind the appeal
The signatories criticize support for groups linked to the military regime.
Flávio Bolsonaro and political sectors associated with the military dictatorship
The article says the groups are identified with the military dictatorship’s legacy.
Twenty members of the 1988 Constituent Assembly launched the open letter and national petition.
The petition remained open to the public, and the letter continued to receive support from members of the Constituent Assembly.
- Signatories
- 20 members of the 1988 Constituent Assembly
- Petition platform
- Change.org
- Organizer
- Hermes Zaneti, former federal deputy and constituent from Rio Grande do Sul
- Named signatories
- Olívio Dutra, Benedita da Silva, Rita Camata, Vitor Buaiz, Renan Calheiros and Lídice da Mata
- Launch date
- October 15, 2026
What people are saying
A traitor to the Constitution is a traitor to the Fatherland
The persistence of the Constitution is the survival of democracy