Conferences, talks, book launches and debates in Brazil and Europe.
Launch · United NationsOctober 15, 2026, 10:00 am (Brasília) / 3:00 pm (Geneva)
Aquatic ecosystems and the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in the Amazon
Palais des Nations, Room XI · Geneva, Switzerland · and online via Webex
Official launch of the briefing document led by Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. Larissa Bombardi contributed to the report with an analysis of pesticide residues in Amazonian waters, including maps, and took part in the launch on behalf of IPSA (International Pesticide Standard Alliance). With contributions from Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Federation of Kukama Women of the Marañón River), Julia Affonso (RAISG), Sonia Olea (REPAM) and Pablo Fajardo (UDAPT), moderated by Anexa Brendalee Alfred Cunningham, Vice-Chair of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Event in Spanish.
Mental illness among rural populations: lives cut short by emotional suffering
Online · Live broadcast on YouTube
Fifth session of the 2nd Online Debate Series on Workers' Health at UFFS. Hosted by Prof. Maria Eneida de Almeida (UFFS/Chapecó, CEBES), with a lecture by Prof. Larissa Bombardi (USP), comments by Prof. Antônio Inácio Andrioli (UFFS/Chapecó, CEBES) and moderation by Prof. Alexandre Carvalho de Moura (UFFS/Realeza, SINDUFFS). Supported by CEBES, CEBES Núcleo Chapecó and SINDUFFS. In Brazil, emotional support is available from CVV: 188, free and confidential, 24 hours a day.
Screening and debate · In personAugust 12, 2026, 6:00 pm
Pesticides Without Borders: a global dilemma
Contorno Bistrô Armazém · Rua Cel. Luiz Tenório de Brito, 752, shop 6, Centro, Embu-Guaçu, Brazil
Screening of the documentaries Agrotóxicos sem Fronteiras: um dilema global and Sukande Kasaka: Terra Doente, by the Kĩsêdjê Indigenous Association (AIK), followed by a debate with Larissa Bombardi. Organised by IPSA (International Pesticide Standard Alliance) and AIK. This session is held with the Ciência na Quebrada project.
Screening and debate · In personAugust 13, 2026, 7:00 pm
Pesticides Without Borders: a global dilemma
Sala Crisantempo · Rua Fidalga, 521, Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil
Screening of the documentaries Agrotóxicos sem Fronteiras: um dilema global and Sukande Kasaka: Terra Doente, by the Kĩsêdjê Indigenous Association (AIK), followed by a debate with Larissa Bombardi. Organised by IPSA (International Pesticide Standard Alliance) and AIK.
Screening and debate · In personAugust 14, 2026, 7:00 pm
Pesticides Without Borders: a global dilemma
Centro Cultural Brasília (CCB) · SGAN 601, Module D, Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil
Screening of the documentaries Agrotóxicos sem Fronteiras: um dilema global and Sukande Kasaka: Terra Doente, by the Kĩsêdjê Indigenous Association (AIK), followed by a debate with Larissa Bombardi. Organised by IPSA (International Pesticide Standard Alliance) and AIK.
Conference · SBPCJuly 31, 2026, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Pesticides, chemical colonialism and the digitalisation of agriculture
Reserva Cultural, Nelson Pereira dos Santos Hall · Niterói, Brazil
Conference at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC), held at UFF, on how the pesticide-dependent farming model meets the new frontier of agricultural digitalisation. In person.
Debate Series · OnlineAugust 3, 10, 14, 21 and 28, 2026
Challenges for Health Education: mental health policies and emerging issues on mental illness in contemporary society
Online · SINDUFFS YouTube channel
Debate series organized by UFFS, in collaboration with SINDUFFS and with support from CEBES, in defense of Brazil's public health system (SUS), mental health and public education. 4-hour certificate per session, upon registration during each debate.
