Overview

• The 5th National Conference of Policies for Women opened in Brasília with roughly 4,000 participants and runs through October 1 at the CICB.
• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed an executive bill proposing up to 120 additional days of maternity leave starting after hospital discharge for mother and newborn.
• Organizers plan to release a final document on October 1 consolidating proposals on equality, care, work, health, and protection from violence for submission to the Executive.
• Lula remarked that he intends to take first lady Rosângela “Janja” da Silva to a future meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, with the date and format still undecided.
• Delegates reported poor lodging conditions arranged for the event and the association MATRIA alleged it was excluded from the Brasília stage, according to public complaints.