Various organizations, committees, unions and parties in solidarity with the Palestinian cause have called for acts and lectures in seven Brazilian states to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba — Arabic term for "catastrophe" that designates the beginning of the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands in 1948. The events began on Tuesday (12) and extend until Saturday (16), with activities scheduled for São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Bahia, Pernambuco and Roraima. ✓
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"No âmbito dos 78º aniversário da Nakba, que será completado na sexta-feira (15), diversas organizações, comitês, sindicatos e partidos solidários à causa palestina convocam atos e palestras pelo Brasil nos próximos dias."
"Os atos acontecem em estados como São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Bahia, Pernambuco e Roraima, e deram início nesta terça-feira (12/05)."
In São Paulo, the program includes a solemn act at the Legislative Assembly (Alesp) on Thursday (14), at the request of deputy Maurici (PT), with the presence of FEPAL (Palestinian Arab Federation of Brazil), founded in 1980 as the main organization of the Palestinian diaspora in the country. "These will be acts to remember the Nakba, the great catastrophe," explained Ualid Rabah, president of FEPAL, to Opera Mundi. The act will also feature representatives from COPLAC, FEARAB and the Islamic Center in Brazil, as well as the national president of PT, Edinho Silva. ✓
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"Na quinta-feira, a Assembleia Legislativa do Estado de São Paulo (ALESP) sedia um ato solene em memória aos 78 anos da Nakba, por solicitação do deputado Maurici, do PT."
"The first community meeting of national character and with a view towards organizing a general Palestinian entity took place in 1979 in Brazil's federal capital, Brasília. In the following year, the first congress of the Palestinian Arab Federation of Brazil (FEPAL) was held in Porto Alegre"
"Serão atos para lembrar a Nakba, a grande catástrofe. Aquela que resultou na maior limpeza étnica da história, com 78% do território palestino tomado pela força e, desta porção tomada pela força, 88% da população nativa da Palestina originária, multimilenar naquele espaço, descendente dos cananeus, expulsa ou morta, ou seja, esta é a maior limpeza étnica da história"
The program in São Paulo also includes events in solidarity with José Maria de Almeida (Zé Maria), president of PSTU, who was sentenced by the Federal Court of São Paulo to two years in prison for the crime of racism, based on article 20, paragraph 2 of Law n. 7.716/89, for criticism of the Israeli regime. An act at USP's Law School on Thursday (14) will demonstrate support for the party leader and Brazilian activists detained by Israel during humanitarian mission. ✓
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"A Justiça Federal de São Paulo condenou, na última segunda-feira (27), o presidente do PSTU (Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado), José Maria de Almeida, conhecido como Zé Maria, a dois anos de prisão pelo crime de racismo"
"Segundo o entendimento, o discurso de Zé Maria foi enquadrado no art. 20, parágrafo 2º da Lei n. 7.716/89, que tipifica o crime de racismo praticado por meios de comunicação social ou publicação do tipo."
"No mesmo dia, em paralelo, um outro ato é promovido na Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco, da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), em solidariedade a Zé Maria, que foi condenado à prisão por criticar o regime sionista"
On Saturday (16), the acts will unite in a demonstration at MASP, on Paulista Avenue, which will join the Cordão da Mentira act for the 20 years of the May Crimes. "It is urgent to go to the streets, participate and expand the mobilizations on the occasion of the 78 years of the Nakba, throughout Brazil," said Soraya Misleh, coordinator of the Palestinian Front of São Paulo, to Brasil de Fato. ✓
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"As atividades na cidade de São Paulo começam nesta quinta-feira (14/05) e encerram no sábado (16/05), com um ato unificado no MASP, na Avenida Paulista, que, diferentemente dos anos anteriores, se juntará ao ato do Cordão da Mentira pelos 20 anos dos Crimes de Maio no Brasil."
"É urgente ir às ruas, participar e ampliar as mobilizações por ocasião dos 78 anos da Nakba, em todo o Brasil. É urgente cercar a resistência palestina de solidariedade internacional e não silenciar diante das perseguições e criminalização em curso"
The acts mark the 78 years of the Nakba, which will be completed on Friday (May 15)
The demonstration at Paulista shows solidarity with Thiago Ávila, Brazilian activist kidnapped by Israel
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The program includes analysis of Tabata Amaral's Bill on antisemitism definition
There is an event about 'Memory and Resistance' on Friday with academic panel
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Which specific organizations participate in the acts in the other six states outside São Paulo?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mention that acts happen in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Bahia, Pernambuco and Roraima, but do not detail local organizers
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What is the estimated number of participants expected for the acts in each state?
Why it's still unknown: None of the sources provide projections or data on the size of the mobilizations
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Was Zé Maria's conviction in first instance and is appeal possible?
Why it's still unknown: The source only mentions he was convicted by the Federal Court of São Paulo, without specifying the instance or whether there were appeals