President Alberto Fernandez and his pair from Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvashared this Monday a meeting with representatives of human rights organizations, including Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Y Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line.
The meeting was held this Monday afternoon in the Argentine Science Hall of the Casa Rosada, official sources reported.
When opening the meeting, Fernández praised Lula and told him that “it is not necessary for me to introduce you to those who are all huge fighters for human rights in Argentina, an example of struggle in Latin America and the world. When they found out about your arrival in Argentina, all of them asked for this meeting.“.
For his part, the Brazilian president pointed out that “we are making a trip to reestablish the normal relationship between Brazil and Argentina“, and thanked “the solidarity of Alberto Fernández” during his imprisonment, a “hard moment for Brazilian democracy,” the sources said.
In her speech, the head of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Carlotto’s Stelehighlighted to Lula the fact that “today you are president of this dear friendly people, brother, fills us with pride. We wish you the best and that you succeed with all your magnificent ideas to continue embracing us with solidarity and love“.
The president of the Peace and Justice Service (Serpaj), the Nobel Peace Prize Adolfo Perez EsquivelI consider that “The democracies in Latin America are in danger and for that we need the unity of Brazil, Argentina and the rest of the countries of the continent.”
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They also attended the meeting Buscarita Roa, Manuel Goncalves Granada and Leonardo Fossatiof Grandmothers; Nora Cortiñas, Taty Almeida, Hilda Clara de Wainstein and Carmen Vieyra de Abreuof Founding Line Mothers; Ernest Lejdermannof Relatives of Detainees Disappeared for Political Reasons, Paula Donadio and Anabella Montanerof CHILDREN.
Also taking part in the meeting were Verónica Torrás and Paula Litvachky, from the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS); Eduardo Tavani and María Elena Naddeo, from the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (Apdh); Remo Carlotto and Andressa Caldas, from the Mercosur Institute for Public Policies on Human Rights; Héctor Trajtemberg and Carlos Zamorano, from the Argentine League for Human Rights (Ladh); Gabriela Alegre and Marcelo Brodsky, from the Good Memory Association; Andrés Pérez Ezquivel, for Serpaj, and Ernesto Alonso, from the Provincial Commission for Memory.
In addition, Manuela Schuppisser and Adriana Sonia Taboada, from the North Zone Memory, Truth and Justice Commission; Beatriz Capdevila and Miguel Meira, from the Apdh of La Matanza; Adolfo Mango and Lucía Madina, from Relatives and Companions of the 12 of the Holy Cross, and Elsa Oshiro and Luis María Alman Bornes, from the Ecumenical Movement for Human Rights (Medh).
