The country should have a report on post-adoption reintegration.
The proposal was part of the 17th National Meeting of Associations and Support Groups for Adoption.
Daniella Jinkings
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia - Associations and support groups for adoption want to conduct a national diagnosis, based on state and municipal indicators, regarding institutional care. The goal is to identify the problems that prevent family reintegration and adoption in the country. The proposal is part of... Letter to Unite to Care, presented during the closing of the 17th National Meeting of Associations and Support Groups for Adoption (Enapa).
According to Soraya Pereira, president of the Aconchego Project and organizer of the event, the meeting was productive because the participants realized the importance they have in caring for adopted children and that their actions have repercussions for others.
In the document, the participating entities commit to implementing actions and measures aimed at contributing to the strengthening of the National Movement to Support Adoption and the right to family and community life for children and adolescents.
Among the proposals is granting a seat on the National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Conanda) to adoption support groups. "Our proposal is a joint action of great responsibility and respect for everyone's work," said Soraya.
The organizations also recommended the implementation and monitoring of the Ten-Year Plan for the Human Rights of Children and Adolescents in the states, the federal district, and the municipalities, as well as the development of a plan for the execution of legal deadlines, involving judges and public prosecutors, aimed at operationalizing the judiciary's actions in the context of adoption and family reunification.
According to Carmem Oliveira, National Secretary for the Rights of Children and Adolescents at the Secretariat of Human Rights, further progress is needed regarding the adoption systems that exist in the country. “Public policies are based on data. It is unacceptable that we have not yet universalized the National Adoption Registry.”
According to data from the National Council of Justice (CNJ), Brazil has 5 children and adolescents available for adoption. Of the 28 prospective parents included in the National Adoption Registry, 35,2% accept only white children and 58,7% seek children under 3 years old. Meanwhile, in foster care institutions, more than 75% of the 5 children in shelters are between 10 and 17 years old, an age group that only 1,31% of prospective parents are willing to accept.