The following interview, conducted by journalist Valéria França, was originally published in Portuguese in Veja magazine on March 1, 2024. With the largest prison population in its history, more than 830 thousand prisoners, the Brazilian prison system has major problems, such as overcrowding, lack of operational infrastructure and organized crime. Despite the complex problems, Brazilian...
Category: H360 in the Media
31/01/202431/01/2024
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In a Marie Claire interview, president of H360 discusses war on drugs and mass incarceration
The following interview was originally published in Portuguese in Marie Claire magazine in January 2024. When lawyer Patrícia Villela Marino recorded a video in support of President Lula in October 2022, she didn’t expect the reaction that was to come. Married for more than 20 years to Ricardo Villela Marino, chairman of Itaú’s Board of...
30/01/202405/02/2024
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Patrícia Villela Marino’s activism for medical Cannabis is highlighted in Folha de S.Paulo
The following article was originally published in Portuguese by Juliano Spyer in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper in January 2024. I knocked on many doors looking for evangelicals who publicly defend the medicinal use of Cannabis. And I received two responses. Some people shrugged their shoulders, thinking that Christianity and marijuana are topics that don’t...
11/01/202411/01/2024
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Creation of the PDR Philanthropic Fund, maintainer of H360, is featured in Exame magazine
The following article, written by Natalia Viri, was originally published in Portuguese in Exame magazine in January 2024. A member of one of the wealthiest families in Brazil, Patrícia Villela did not shy away from urgent – and thorny – causes. On the contrary, she embraced them. Married to Ricardo Villela Marino, whose family is...
05/12/202311/01/2024
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Galileu Magazine: Why is Brazil still facing setbacks in the fight against drugs?
The following article, written by Marília Marasciulo, was originally published in Portuguese in Galileu magazine in December 2023. Rio de Janeiro, October 18, 2023. While the world’s attention was focused on the bombing of the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Complexo da Maré, in the north of the capital of Rio de...
29/11/202329/11/2023
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President of H360 talks about the cannabis economy in Reset interview
The following article, written by journalist Vanessa Adachi, was originally published in Portuguese by Reset on November 24th. Lawyer and businesswoman Patrícia Villela Marino doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. As well as being an activist for the rights of women in and out of prison, she has also become one of the most vocal...
13/10/202303/11/2023
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Article in CIVI-CO Mag: “Justice, citizenship and entrepreneurship”
The following article, written by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, was published in CIVI-CO Mag, a publication of the CIVI-CO social impact hub, in October. A series of preconceptions hover over the North and Northeast of Brazil that prevent us from seeing the region’s potential, without neglecting its socioeconomic challenges. The...
11/10/202303/11/2023
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Article in Estadão: “We need to ensure that Brazil’s criminal policies have continuity”
The following article, written by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, was published by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo on October 10, 2023. At the beginning of October, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously decided that federal and state governments must develop a plan to combat problems in the prison...
19/09/202309/10/2023
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President of H360 discusses drug law on Brazilian TV
On September 18th, TV Cultura’s Roda Viva – one of the main journalistic programs on Brazilian television – was the stage for an in-depth debate on the causes and effects of the war on drugs, such as mass incarceration, and its possible solutions. Guest of the program, the president of the Humanitas360 Institute and advisor...
07/07/202331/07/2023
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Article in Um Só Planeta: “It’s time to clarify Lula government’s policy on pesticides”
The following article was originally published in Portuguese on Globo’s Um Só Planeta website on July 6, 2023. In a global economy that increasingly favors regenerative agriculture, eco-development, and social responsibility, we cannot allow our country to be guided only by retrograde policies in agribusiness. In the last 4 years, our country has experienced a...