Movimento Nacional dos Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis (MNCR)
Waste & RecyclingBrazil's Catadores Built a Movement 1,700 Strong in 2001, and It Is Still Marching
When a catadora from the MNCR's national coordination handed the presidential sash to Lula in 2023, it was the culmination of a movement that began with a 1,700-person congress in a Brasília hall.
1MpeoplePeople working in recycling in Brazil, estimate by MNCR, Ancat and Unicatadores