{"id":74779,"date":"2025-06-24T22:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=74779"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:48:24","slug":"brazilian-mothers-right-to-homeschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/brazilian-mothers-right-to-homeschool","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Mother\u2019s Right to Homeschool to Be Argued Before State Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74779\" class=\"elementor elementor-74779\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e46cf6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e46cf6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-511e8bb7\" data-id=\"511e8bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdfec10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cdfec10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105194756 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105194756 BCX0\">Brazil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105194756 BCX0\">ian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105194756 BCX0\"> local authorities prosecuted <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW105194756 BCX0\">Regiane<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW105194756 BCX0\">Cichelero<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105194756 BCX0\"> for homeschooling her son and threatened to remove him from her custody if she continued. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW105194756 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\">Oral arguments for her case will be heard at the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\">highest court in the state of Santa Catarina<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\">; ADF International coordinating <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\">defense,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\">highlighting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132591141 BCX0\"> international human rights protections for homeschooling.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW132591141 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bc2bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32bc2bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regiane-Horizontal-1024x618.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regiane-Horizontal-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regiane-Horizontal-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regiane-Horizontal-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Regiane-Horizontal.jpg 1222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82a806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d82a806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">Santa Catarina, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">BRAZIL <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">30<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\"> June 2025) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW91354342 BCX0\">&#8212; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW91354342 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW91354342 BCX0\">On<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">July 1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\"> the highest court in the state of Santa Catarina will hear o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">ral arguments for t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">he case of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW91354342 BCX0\">Regiane<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW91354342 BCX0\">Cichelero<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">, a Christian mother<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\"> in Brazil who was prosecuted for homeschooling her son. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">ADF International is supporting her legal defense<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">, which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">challenges the state\u2019s attempt to penalize parents for exercising their right to direct their children\u2019s education<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW91354342 BCX0\">a right firmly protected under international human rights law.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW91354342 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cichelero began homeschooling her son in 2020 after public schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. When schools reopened, she continued teaching him at home, believing it to be the best choice for providing quality education in accordance with her family\u2019s religious values.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following her decision to homeschool, local authorities fined her over $20,000 USD, and a judge threatened to remove her son from her custody if she did not enroll him in a public school.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c2122b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"38c2122b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">No parent should fear state punishment for choosing to homeschool their child.<\/span>egiane made a lawful and conscientious decision to teach her son at home. We are hopeful that the court will affirm her rights and take an important step toward protecting parental rights in Brazil.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Julio Pohl, Legal Counsel for Latin America at ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e563e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e563e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209268978 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">No paren<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">t should fear state punishment for choosing to homeschool their child,\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">said <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">Julio Pohl, ADF International\u2019s Legal Counsel for Latin America<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">which is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\"> supporting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">Cichelero\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\"> legal defense<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">. \u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">Regiane<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\"> made a lawful and consc<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">ientious decision <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">teach<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\"> her son at home. We are hopeful that the court will affirm <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">rights and take <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">an imp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">ortant step<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\"> towar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">d protecting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">parental rights in Brazil.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW209268978 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9272985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9272985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49193e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49193e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW19868584 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aned.org.br\/index.php\/conheca-educacao-domiciliar\/ed-no-brasil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW19868584 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19868584 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Over 70,000 children<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19868584 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19868584 BCX0\">\u202fare currently homeschooled in Brazil. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19868584 BCX0\">International human rights law protects the rights of parents to make choices concerning the type of education that their children receive.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19868584 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW19868584 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186573475 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186573475 BCX0\">Article 26.3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, \u201cparents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186573475 BCX0\">\u201d.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186573475 BCX0\"> In addition, Article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights holds that states must respect the right of parents \u201cto choose for their children schools, other than those established by the public authorities, which conform to such minimum educational standards as may be laid down or approved by the State and to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions\u201d.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186573475 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185813595 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">Leading up to her court date, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">Cichelero<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\"> stated, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">\u201cIt is my role as a mother to provide the best education I can for my son. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">state<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">\u2019s decision to penalize me has made it difficult to fulfill that duty. But I look forward to this hearing, and I <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">am <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">hope<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">ful<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\"> for a decision that affirms the right of parents to direct their children\u2019s education<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\"> No <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">parent in Brazil <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">should <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\">fear the risk<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW185813595 BCX0\"> of <\/span><span 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