Pacto pela Democracia
Photo: Ashlley Melo
Formed by more than 200 civil society organizations, the Pacto pela Democracia is a non-partisan and ideologically pluralistic civil society coalition whose mission is to coordinate and strengthen the pro-democracy ecosystem in Brazil and, in doing so, combat authoritarian threats, defend the democratic rule of law, and revitalize the democratic environment in the country.
To strengthen and promote democratic agendas through coordination between more than 250 civil society organizations. Amplifying the capacity of these organizations to defend, enforce, and promote democracy in Brazil.
Support for the implementation of:
- Campaigns;
- Events;
- Newsletters;
- Public statements;
- Special projects;
- Mapping;
- Weekly radar;
- Workshops.
In 2025:
R$ 200.000
Total contribution:
R$ 600.000
2024 to 2027
“The partnership with Instituto Beja was fundamental and contributed decisively to the sustainability of our coalition and to the systematization of strategies, methodologies, and learning, expanding our capacity to produce knowledge, share practices, and inspire other civil society actors in Brazil and around the world. From this relationship, relevant lessons emerged including a clearer understanding of the role of Instituto Beja in supporting innovation, experimentation, and action on sensitive and urgent issues. Institutional support is crucial to ensuring flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly in the face of unstable political scenarios.”
Flávia Pellegrino
Executive Director of Pacto pela Democracia
Focus on strengthening female representation in both the Legislative and Executive branches, ensuring that women in leadership positions can make high-impact decisions and influence public policies with a focus on gender equality and the defense of democracy.
- Technical and political support for strategic mandates and positions;
- Support for the Legislative Branch;
- Advising parliamentary mandates through different projects;
- Assistance with budget-related questions;
- Partnership with the executive branch;
- Advising senior positions in the executive branch that have the potential to make high-impact decisions.
In 2025:
R$ 200.000
Total contribution:
R$ 800.000
2023 to 2027
Rede A Ponte
Photo: Tatiana Ruediger/Rede A Ponte
“In 2025, Rede A Ponte experienced a year of strong institutional consolidation and expanded impact. The partnership with Instituto Beja reinforced, above all, the importance of relationships based on trust, political alignment, and long-term vision. Working with an organization that understands the complexity of democratic strengthening (and that focuses on processes rather than just one-off deliveries) was fundamental for us to innovate, test methodologies, and respond quickly to crisis contexts, such as the advance of political violence based on gender and race. The support was also central to sustaining our work in a political and financial context that was very challenging for democracy, as well as broadening the organization’s strategic horizons. In all spaces, we felt welcomed, included, and politically at home in debates that resonate deeply with the project of democracy we are building.”
Amanda de Albuquerque
Executive Director of Rede A Ponte
Independent, non-partisan interdisciplinary research institution committed to producing and disseminating knowledge about the quality of the rule of law and democracy. LAUT aims to monitor the various manifestations of authoritarianism and repression of freedoms in order to support the mobilization of civil society and the defense of freedoms.
To monitor manifestations of authoritarianism and threats to freedom, with the aim of mobilizing civil society to defend fundamental rights and freedoms. The production of interdisciplinary knowledge aims to strengthen the rule of law, promoting deradicalization and democratic consolidation.
- Support for the training center, with a focus on young researchers;
- Knowledge production;
- Communication;
- Training;
- Advocacy.
In 2025:
R$ 159.949
Total contribution:
R$ 320.000
2024 to 2026
Centro de Análise da Liberdade e do Autoritarismo (LAUT)
DesJus – Seminários sobre Desigualdades e Justiça Social – is a research group housed at the Núcleo de Estudos Internacionais do Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP), which aims to be a meeting place for researchers interested in normative problems in contemporary societies, such as emocracy, inequalities, contemporary justice and injustices, anti-racist political interventions, and others.
To study philanthropy and develop vocabularies, definitions, and a theoretical and analytical framework that, in the near future, will allow us to rethink and reimagine the meaning and role of philanthropy in Brazil from a critical and transformative perspective, with a special focus on the Global South. The initiative fosters a deep and innovative dialogue about the future of philanthropy, challenging the status quo.
Conducting a research seminar consisting of three phases:
- Phase 1: “Composition of the status quo and its silences”;
- Phase 2: “Critical and historical analysis”;
- Phase 3: “For a political theory of philanthropy in Brazil”.
In 2025:
R$ 220.000
Total contribution:
R$ 400.000
2025 to 2026
DesJus/CEBRAP – Justo Sul
Created in 2022, Aláfia Lab aims to transform digital technologies to build opportunities for a more just world by producing reference knowledge on the internet, communication, and society, in addition to developing research and innovation focused on issues of social impact in coordination with other civil society and academic organizations.
- Production of innovative knowledge on phenomena at the interface between digital politics and everyday life;
- Sharing knowledge with civil society;
- Advocacy for policy decisions based on expanded knowledge production and applied research;
- Production of journalistic coverage on topics related to the phenomenon of misinformation.
In 2025:
R$ 300.000
Total contribution:
R$ 300.000
2025 to 2026
Aláfia Lab – Parceria Luminate
Independent interdisciplinary research center that promotes academic debate and knowledge production in the areas of law and technology, especially in the field of the Internet. Established as a non-profit entity, InternetLab acts as a point of articulation between academics and representatives of the public, private, and civil society sectors, encouraging the development of projects that address the challenges of drafting and implementing public policies on new technologies, such as privacy, freedom of expression, and issues related to gender and identity.
To expand dialogue and strategic coordination in Brazil’s complex digital rights landscape through engagement with civil society, government institutions, academia, and the private sector.
- Support for newsletters, training, and interventions
on public policy and media.
In 2025:
R$ 300.000
Total contribution:
R$ 300.000
2025 to 2026
InternetLab – Parceria Luminate
Independent and interdisciplinary research center founded in 2015 and dedicated to producing and communicating scientific knowledge on the topics of the internet and society, as well as defending and promoting public policies that advance human rights in the digital sphere.
Strengthen the rights of vulnerable groups and contribute to regulations that balance power among technology actors. Improve the quality of connectivity in Brazil with evidence-based research and concrete actions – encouraging the co-creation of popular knowledge and integrating diverse knowledge into internet governance. Combat vigilantism and the abusive use of data. Defend privacy and data protection as a rightaccessible to all people.
- Applied research;
- Communication for the democratization of knowledge;
- Advocacy with strategic recommendations.
In 2025:
R$ 300.000
Total contribution:
R$ 300.000
2025 to 2026
Instituto de Referência em Internet
e Sociedade (IRIS) – Parceria Luminate
