Justiça nos Trilhos

Justiça nos Trilhos

Açailândia, Maranhão, Brazil

Human rightsEnvironment & ClimateJustice & Legal aidCommunity development
AssociationRegional reach
Profile last updated: June 25, 2026

About

Justiça nos Trilhos is a non-profit association based in Açailândia, Brazil working on human rights, environment & climate, justice & legal aid +1 more.

Justiça nos Trilhos is a non-profit association for human rights and the rights of nature. Founded in 2007 as a campaign, it grew into a network that supports communities affected by the Carajás Railway and the Carajás mining corridor in Maranhão and Pará, Brazil. Its work covers popular education, popular communication, legal advocacy and economic alternatives to large projects. It denounces rights violations linked to mining and agribusiness, supports community self-organisation, and promotes community oversight of public policies and budgets. It operates from two hubs, in Açailândia and São Luís, and takes part in international human rights and business forums.

Location

Açailândia, Brazil

Organisation type

Association

Focus areas

human rightsrights of natureminingCarajás corridorenvironmental justicecommunity organising

Languages

PTESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Human rightsEnvironment & ClimateJustice & Legal aidCommunity development

Works for

CommunitiesIndigenous peoples

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCapacity buildingResearch

Programmes

Campanha Resex Tauá-Mirim Já

Environment & Climate · Brazil

Campaign to secure official recognition of the Tauá-Mirim Extractive Reserve (Resex) in the rural zone of São Luís, Maranhão, to protect territory, biodiversity and traditional communities.

Countries of operation

Brazil

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Prêmio Gwynne Skinner de Direitos Humanos

2025

Prêmio Direitos Humanos e Empresas

2018

Partnerships

FIDH, Cáritas Regional Maranhão, Cáritas Regional Pará, CPT Marabá, Rede Brasileira de Justiça Ambiental, Sociedade Maranhense dos Direitos Humanos, Sociedade Paraense de Direitos Humanos

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