Just before the Pope arrived in Brazil, in May 2007, the Rio Grande do Sul Judges Association (AJURIS), with the Medical Anthropology Research Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (NUPACS/UFRGS), organized a series of three events on Religious Freedom and Lay Liberties, in an international partnership with the Colégio Mexiquense and the Red Iberoamericana por las Libertades Laicas. The events, headed by judge and anthropologist Roberto Arriada Lorea, were supported by a number of diverse Brazilian institutions and associations.
The events brought together magistracy, organized social movements and the scientific academy, who debated in the School of Magistracy (Porto Alegre ), the Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro) and the Education Faculty of the São Paulo University, USP (São Paulo ).
The goal of the seminars was to widely disseminate knowledge on lay liberties. Researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Peru debated themes such as the relationships between States and churches; the religious presence in Armed Forces; religious education in public schools; sexual rights, public policy and lay liberties; international treaties with the Holy See. A book shall be published soon, with some of the papers discussed during the three events.
In 2008, the Red Libertades Laicas - Brazil will organize another series of events in Brasília and Recife , Brazil . More information on the Red Iberoamericana por las Libertades Laicas and on the seminars as other events can be found at www.libertadeslaicas.org.mx or by e-mail, with r.lorea gmail.com
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