A Paese Assembly elected this Saturday (09) the four new Brazilian representatives in the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE). Those elected were Daniel Taddone, Walter Petruzziello, Stephania Puton and Silvia Alciati.
The election was held in Brasilia International Convention Center and had as voters the 120 advisors of the committees, in addition to representatives sent by 54 associations chosen by the Italian Embassy in Brazil.
O CGIE is a representative body of Italian communities abroad and is guaranteed in the Italian Constitution – articles 3 and 35. Until this election, it had three delegates – Cesare Villone (Fortaleza-CE), Rita Blasioli (São Paulo) and Silvia Alciati (Minas Gerais), but will now have the names elected this Saturday as Brazilian representatives.
In the election, members of the committees, elected and co-opted (of Italian descent, but without formal recognition of the Italian citizenship), and designated by the Italian Associations registered in the consular registry, and all Italian citizens residing in Brazil for at least three years.
“The CGIE aims to promote and facilitate the development of the living conditions of Italian communities abroad and their individual components, to strengthen the connection of these communities with the political, cultural, economic and social life of Italy, to ensure the most effective protection of rights of Italians abroad and facilitate the maintenance of cultural and linguistic identity”, says a note from the Italian Embassy in Brazil.
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