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Chacruna Institute defends participation of of Fernanda Kaingáng, Director of the Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (National Museum of Indigenous Peoples) in Brazil, at the Psychedelic Culture 2025 Conference (PCU25),

The Importance of Indigenous Voices at Psychedelic Culture 2025: A Response to Metropoles

The Chacruna Institute defends Fernanda Kaingáng’s participation at Psychedelic Culture 2025, emphasizing Indigenous representation in...
anvisa ayahuasca regulation

Anvisa Bans the Selling and Advertising of Ayahuasca in Brazil

Anvisa, Brazil's health regulatory agency, banned the sale and advertising of ayahuasca-based products due to...
Homophobia in UDV

Ex-“The Voice” Singer Reports Homophobia in UDV, a Religion that Uses Ayahuasca

Singer Marcos Lessa reported being the subject of a homophobic remark made by Jair Gabriel...
ICEFLU Open letter

Open Letter from the ICEFLU: We Condemn the Sensationalism and Stigmatization of Santo Daime

The ICEFLU, founded by Padrinho Sebastião Mota de Melo, recently celebrated 50 years of advancing...
The controversial links between leaders of the União do Vegetal (UDV), one of the principal ayahuasca groups in Brazil, and the far-right Bolsonaro movement have resurfaced with the Federal Police’s Operation Contragolpe.

Bad Trip: União do Vegetal (UDV) Ties to Far-Right Bolsonarism Resurface

The União do Vegetal (UDV), a prominent ayahuasca group in Brazil, faces scrutiny for leaders'...
16th Symposium on Psychobiology in Natal

Symposium in Brazil Debates Psychedelics at a Political Crossroads

In Brazil, two recent events highlighted challenges and opportunities for psychedelic therapies in mental health....
Congress in Rio Defends Psychedelics in Public Health

Conference in Rio Defends Psychedelics in Public Health

The II Brazilian Congress on Psychedelics, held at IPUB-UFRJ, focused on integrating psychedelics into Brazil's...
Brazil psychedelic courses

Psychedelic Courses in Brazil Have High Demand and Many Challenges

Science in Brazil faces many challenges. such as funding shortages, that affect psychedelic research. Postgraduate...
Santo Daime Paulo Roberto

Santo Daime ‘Padrinho’ in Rio Faces Accusation of Sexual Harassment

The Eclectic Church of the Fluent Universal Light (ICEFLU), the main Santo Daime organization in...
forest medicines, santo daime, and the yawanawa

Forest Medicines and Global Alliances Between the Yawanawá People and Santo Daime

Contemporary networks in Brazil have expanded, connecting Indigenous groups like the Yawanawá with non-Indigenous social...
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