The following article was published on the UOL website on May 9, 2023 by journalist Maurício Businari. Widowed at 16, she became a ‘drug lord’ in São Paulo: ‘A cursed legacy’ She met her husband at 15, “an overwhelming passion”. At 16, she gave birth to a boy. She found out the love of her...
Category: H360 in the Media
29/03/202329/03/2023
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Article in O Globo: “It is necessary to change the paradigm of tax incentives and philanthropy”
The following article, written by Patrícia Villela Marino and Priscila Pasqualin, was published in the Prática ESG platform, of the newspapers O Globo and Valor Econômico, on March 22, 2023. The President of the Republic has said that it is necessary to put the poor into the budget and the rich into the Income Tax....
13/02/202313/02/2023
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Sechat: “Once approved, it is urgent that the law for the use of medical cannabis in São Paulo be regulated”
This article was originally published in Portuguese on the Sechat website on February 12, 2023. The approval and subsequent sanction of the bill that provides for the supply of Cannabis-based medicines in the public health system in São Paulo is, above all, a victory of civil society. Serving as the driving force behind the parliamentary...
16/01/202316/01/2023
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Valor Econômico: “Gifts of good reinforces funding for NGOs and artisans”
The following story was originally published in Portuguese in the Valor Econômico newspaper on December 16, 2022. By Marília de Camargo Cesar — From São Paulo The end of the year is the time when many social impact organizations, which depend on donations to maintain themselves, promote bazaars to raise extra funds with the sale...
14/12/202216/01/2023
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Article in Folha de S.Paulo: “Patient safety hinges on passing the Cannabis Act”
The following article, written by the president of the Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, was originally published in Portuguese in the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on December 13, 2022. In the democratic process, it is up to the state to perceive society’s needs and, based on them, to create sustainable solutions. When this tuning does...
08/11/202208/11/2022
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Gama Magazine: How can Brazilians donate more?
Originally published in Portuguese by Gama Magazine. Achieving social change requires creating a culture of giving, not just acting sporadically. Gama investigates how to make philanthropy part of our daily lives and values. It’s not just common sense: there is data to prove the solidarity of Brazilians. According to this year’s World Giving Index survey,...
07/11/202207/11/2022
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Article in Bloomberg Línea: “I vote for Lula in defense of the Democratic State of Law”
Originally published in Portuguese by Bloomberg Línea. In an essay, the businesswoman says she will vote for the PT for the first time and that the former president is the last bastion of democracy in Brazil By Patrícia Villela Marino* October 26, 2022 “I am 52 years old, I am a lawyer and a civic-social-environmental...
06/07/202206/07/2022
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Estadão: Cannabis attracts top executives and businesses in Brazil
In addition to its well-known medical use, the plant is used in its entirety in the manufacture of raw materials for the cosmetic, textile, food and beverage industries and even in civil construction. The growth of the cannabis market for therapeutic use around the world has attracted the attention and investments of many entrepreneurs and...
06/07/202206/07/2022
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Sechat: Homeschooling in a hurry, priorities in reverse
Read the full article in the Portuguese version here In the month of May, we witnessed the almost express voting of the Bill that authorizes the practice of “Homeschooling” in Brazil. Although it still depends on other instances – the Senate and the Federal Supreme Court – it is interesting to notice that once again...
05/07/202206/07/2022
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Projeto Draft: “People within the prison system need life projects. That’s what I try to do today with Humanitas360”
Check the interview in Portuguese on Projeto Draft’s website Read our translation below: “What are you doing here again? You should go shopping! You should be living your futile life!” Social entrepreneur and philanthropist Patrícia Villela Marino has heard this type of questioning many times. But she says she never thought about giving up. Patrícia,...