{"id":26778,"date":"2026-06-17T12:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricspolicycenter.org\/?p=26778"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:58:43","slug":"brics-policy-center-puc-rio-hosts-debate-what-if-we-put-peace-at-the-center-of-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricspolicycenter.org\/en\/brics-policy-center-puc-rio-hosts-debate-what-if-we-put-peace-at-the-center-of-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio Hosts Debate: \u201cWhat If We Put Peace at the Center of Politics?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 3, 2026, the BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio, through the GSUM (Global South Unit for Mediation), hosted the debate \u201cWhat if we put peace at the center of politics?\u201d, bringing together members of civil society, activists, and researchers to discuss the dynamics of peace and conflict, with a special focus on the impacts of structural and police violence in the city of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>The debate was moderated by the director of the BPC\/PUC-Rio, Marta Fern\u00e1ndez, and featured comments from: Frans\u00e9rgio Goulart (Right to Memory and Racial Justice Initiative), Ingri B\u00f8e Buer (MSCA Research Fellow at the BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio and NMBU), Thain\u00e3 de Medeiros (Papo Reto Collective), and Lu\u00eds Gouveia Jr. (Fellow at GSUM\/BPC\/PUC-Rio).<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, the panelists discussed the various forms of violence that affect the suburbs and favelas of Rio de Janeiro on a daily basis, while highlighting the role of local initiatives and community movements as tools for resistance, the promotion of rights, and the expansion of citizen participation in the development of peace-oriented policies.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the debate, the audience was invited to participate in a question-and-answer session, deepening the discussion on the challenges and possibilities of placing peace at the center of political agendas and conflict resolution strategies.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pod8-GW3L6w\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"qbutton \" style=\"\">Watch the video of the event here:<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 3, 2026, the BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio, through the GSUM (Global South Unit for Mediation), hosted the debate \u201cWhat if we put peace at the center of politics?\u201d, bringing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":26776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[840,1888,1959,218],"tags":[720,699,1384,1474,1403],"class_list":["post-26778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticia-destaque-en","category-eventos-novo-en","category-secao-06","category-news","tag-secao-06"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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