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High-level landscape analysis of civil society support ecosystems: Brazil

This report presents a mapping of the ecosystem of support for the institutional strengthening of CSOs
in Brazil. The analysis was conducted considering the current national context, with the growth of right
wing and far-right forces, political polarization, systematic disinformation campaigns, and threats to
democracy and civic space, factors that also threaten the operation and sustainability of CSOs.

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While no interviewees stated that they perceived an actual ecosystem supporting CSOs, we believe it
is possible to affirm that there is an ecosystem of support in Brazil that is slowly evolving. However, it
is little perceived, fragmented, concentrated, and with uneven development in terms of actors,
relationships, financial flows, and access to opportunities. The main actors in this “quasi-ecosystem”
are international organizations, some philanthropic institutions, with an emphasis on those of
community philanthropy, and CSOs that provide services and consultancies. Universities, the public
sector, and large private companies contribute to a much lesser extent.