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Philippine Ambassador votes in Brasilia

H.E. Marichu Mauro, Ambassador of the Philippines to Brazil, hands over her ballot to Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG) Chairperson Ms. Helena Tan today, 15 April 2019. The election period for Overseas Absentee Voting commenced on 13 April 2019 in Brazil and other Philippine foreign posts and will last until 13 May 2019. The Philippine Embassy in Brazil is conducting Postal Voting for all active and registered Filipino voters in their areas of jurisdiction namely Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

PH Embassy receives first ballots, kicks off election period

Mrs. Cristina Bea and her daughter, Mary Diane Bea, a first-time voter, hand-carried their ballots to the Philippine Embassy in Brazil on 13 April 2019, the kick-off of the election period for Overseas Absentee Voting. Their ballots were the first ones received by the Embassy which is conducting Postal Voting for this year’s National and Local Elections.

Brasilia PE conducts consular services in Florianópolis

As part of its mandate to deliver outreach services to Filipinos under its jurisdiction, the Philippine Embassy in Brazil provided consular services to Filipinos in Florianópolis, the capital of southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina state.

Foreign policy direction highlights talks during Asia-Oceania Group working luncheon

H.E. Ambassador Marcia Donner Abreu (center, front row), Secretary for Communications and Culture of the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil was guest speaker during the AOG working luncheon hosted by Ambassador Mauro (fifth from left).

Brazil’s foreign policy directions under the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro was the main topic discussed during the working lunch hosted by Ambassador Marichu Mauro of the Philippines for the Asia-Oceania Group (AOG) of Ambassadors on 20 March 2019 at Royal Tulip Hotel.