A note of regret: It is with deep sadness that we communicate the death of the lawyer - Dr. Sebastião Richelieu da Costa, affectionately known as Gegê.

Dr. Sebastião Richelieu was a great collaborator in the opening of the consulting company Costa Consulting Co, based in Brasilia - DF and New York - NY, directed by his daughter, journalist Sula Costa.

Dr. Sebastião, one of the successful legal professionals in the State of Goiás, worked in the tax area, in defense of the main companies that are the basis of the regional and state economy of the Brazilian Midwest. In addition to acting for more than 20 years as a director of SINDIFISCO AFFEGO in Goiânia - GO, where he established his legal career in parallel with the tax audit of the State of Goiás.

He acted strongly as Sports Secretary at Anápolis - GO, in the management of the late mayor Jamel Cecílio.

It was extremely important in the foundation, formation and integration of Anápolis Futebol Clube, “O Galo Tricolor”, Anápolis football team, which was truly worshiped.

Sebastião Richelieu da Costa leaves his partner Terezinha Maria de Souza, with whom he lived for 47 years, in addition to six children, 18 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Dr. Sebastião Richelieu was a victim of kidney failure, a disease he had been facing for three years.

He leaves leaving us many lessons of love, friendship, professionalism, ethics and humanity. In the legal field, Gegê is recognized as “irreplaceable”.

To God we pray that Dr. Sebastião Richelieu also has his eternal rest in his eternal rest in his kingdom.
We respectfully provide our condolences and offer our most sincere condolences.

The New Legal Framework for Water and Sewage Services (Sanitation) in Brazil Thursday, July 30th 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Join us as our panelists discuss the impact of the new legal framework for water and sewage services, including (i) possible removal of obstacles for privatization of state-owned water companies, such as SABESP, CEDAE and others, (ii) options for full or partial privatization, (iii) incentives for private and foreign investment in the sector, (vi) incentives for more projects and investments in the Sector, and (v) the possibility of achieving universalization. Please click here to download the speaker bios. Moderator: Jose Virgilio Lopes Enei, Partner, Machado Meyer Speakers: Martha Seiller, Special Secretary, Investment Partnership Programs, PPI Teresa Vernaglia, CEO, BRK Ambiental Rafael Vanzella, Partner, Machado Meyer Dolly Mirchandani, Partner, White & Case Registration Information Members: Free Non-members: $15 Webinar information will be provided to registrants once registration has been completed. Media Partner Webinar organized by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Machado Meyer and White & Case. Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | 485 Madison Avenue, Suite 401, New York, NY 10022 | (212) 751-4691

"2020 is the last chance for fair maps"
-- The Hill op-ed
We couldn't have said it better, Sula. This year is our absolute last chance to defeat map-manipulating Republicans and elect Democrats who will fight for fairness during redistricting next year.

And with just three months left until Election Day, time is running out.

Can we count on you to end gerrymandering and make fair maps a reality?

A few months ago, President Obama wrote:

"One of the biggest threats to democracy is indifference. In fact, the folks who manipulate and distort electoral maps depend on the inaction of voters."

We can't be indifferent, Sula, not when so much is on the line. Will you take this last-chance opportunity to join the fight for fair maps today?

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President Trump signed an executive memo yesterday stating his intention to exclude undocumented residents from the 2020 Census count when allocating congressional seats ahead of next year's redistricting process. This unconstitutional move comes after the Supreme Court prevented the administration from adding a citizenship question directly to the census questionnaire.

This a direct attack on the American democratic process -- every community has a constitutional right to be equally represented through apportionment and redistricting. Do you agree? Sign our petition to demand the census count be protected from manipulation.

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The Constitution clearly states that representatives must be apportioned by "counting the whole number of persons" in each state. This very line in the 14th Amendment repealed the racist three-fifths compromise that disenfranchised Black Americans through census counts. Despite what the Trump administration claims, this provision is not up for debate.

A census count manipulated in this way would have devastating impacts on redistricting. We may not be able to rectify this manipulation for a decade -- and even worse, the impacts of the bills passed under this manipulation would be felt for decades.

We must stop Trump and protect the integrity of the 2020 Census, apportionment, and redistricting. Sign this petition to stand on the right side of history.

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