On June 3, 1997, the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil outlawed Farra do Boi. However, Santa Catarina officials have failed, year after year, to enforce this ban, and the cruel Farra do Boi events continue to this day. They only change that has been made is to the name in an apparent attempt to circumvent the law banning Farra do Boi. This horrific torture is now called Brincadeira do Boi, which translates to Ox Games

Please contact The Honorable Luiz Henrique da Silveira, the governor of Santa Catarina, as well as the Brazilian Embassy, and demand that municipal authorities stop this insanity. Remind them that citizens can easily celebrate events without torturing animals and that compassionate tourists will gladly forgo traveling to Brazil, and particularly to Santa Catarina, until the "Farra do Boi" butchery comes to an end.

Please send comments to:

Governador do Estado

Centro Administrativo do Governo

(48) 3221-3186 (tel.)

(48) 3221-3164 (fax)

Ambassador

Brazil's U.S. Embassy

(55-61) 3312-7000 (tel.)

(55-61) 3225-9136 (fax)