Declaration of Social Movements Assembly Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil

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The exclusionist rationale of that model [capitalism] only makes a small elite wealthier at the expense of the large majority of the population, both in the North and South. Defending people’s sovereignty and self-determination and social, economic, environmental, and gender justice is key to overcoming the crisis, strengthening the leading role of a State free from corporations and at the service of the people.