I’m sitting here at the verge of this rabbit hole — speechless. (and anyone who knows me knows that that practically never happens!)
What’s happening in Brazil right now isn’t just heartbreaking—it’s monstrous.
It’s tyranny with a smile.
Evil wrapped in a bow.
History is plagued with the atrocities of governments, each one leaving a scar on the soul of humanity.
But what Brazil is doing to its children is beyond the standard governmental disgrace —it’s a betrayal of innocence, a crime against the most vulnerable.
It defies reason, defies morality—almost unimaginable.
And yet, here we are.
A Mother’s Plea.
It’s 2025.
In most of the world, COVID mandates are a distant memory. Families have returned to normal—baseball games, ballet recitals, birthday parties. The darkest days of the pandemic are behind us. Our attention has shifted to new battles—political turmoil, war in Gaza and Ukraine, the Epstein list.
But in Brazil, mothers are still fighting.
They never had the luxury of moving on. They never stopped.
They have no choice. They are not among the lucky ones.
Since January 2024, Brazilian parents have faced an impossible reality: they are forced to vaccinate their children—ages 6 months to 5 years—with three doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
For many around the world, vaccine mandates were a looming threat—policies debated, protested, and, in some cases, resisted. But in Brazil, there is no debate. No exemptions. No alternatives. No way out. It’s crucial to recognize the stark difference between a mandate and forced compliance under duress.
In Brazil, there is no escape.
Parents who resist face harsh penalties:
Crippling fines amounting to thousands -- sometimes tens of thousands — of US dollars.
Police intimidation and threats for noncompliance.
Stripping of parental rights and loss of parental control.
Brazilian parents are living a nightmare. They are trapped in the middle of a battlefield, standing at the crossroads of morality and tyranny, autonomy and state control.
The severity of the draconian measures is beyond comprehension—a reality so unimaginable that barely any parent in America or other industrialized nations has ever been forced to endure it.
This is not a “mandate” in the way Americans think of it—something with possible workarounds. There is no homeschooling loophole. There is no religious exemption. There is no fighting it in court. There is only submission—or dire consequence.
They fight because they have no choice.
They fight because surrender means risking their children’s lives.
Imagine living in a world where every day you wonder: who will be the next casualty in this war — and will it be *my* child?
What Brazilian mothers face is unprecedented—a level of state-imposed coercion that strips them of all choice, all voice, and all hope for a way out.
This is not merely a fight against a vaccine mandate. It is a fight for who gets to decide what’s best for children: the mother or the state.
It is a battle for the fundamental right of every mother to protect her child.
Rule by Decree
What makes this injustice even more egregious is how it was imposed.
This wasn’t a law debated in parliament. There were no hearings. No votes. No experts called to testify. No opportunity for parents to voice their concerns.
It was not legislated—it was dictated.
A mere technical note from the Ministry of Health was all it took to mandate the COVID vaccination for children, bypassing Brazil’s entire democratic process.
And the injustice doesn’t end there. Brazil’s entire system is complicit in this violation of rights.
Judges—who are meant to be the defenders of justice and democracy—have overwhelmingly sided with coercion. As of 2024, despite mounting evidence of vaccine harm, 93% of Brazilian judges still express trust in it.
These courts aren’t just endorsing these mandates—they are enforcing them.
88% of judges support immunity passports.
Over two-thirds approve of vaccinating children and adolescents without parental consent.
56.1% outright reject any opposition to vaccination.
75% believe the government should have the power to punish those who refuse vaccination
According to President Lula:
"We must criminalize those who do not vaccinate their children".
This is not about public health.
This is about power.
And the ones paying the price are the smallest, most fragile, and most innocent among us.
Global Control, Local Victims
This mandate is just the latest chapter in Brazil’s long battle against political manipulation and global influence.
Brazilian history is defined by resistance to forced medical interventions. From the 1904 Vaccine Revolt—when citizens took to the streets in protest of mandatory smallpox inoculations—to the ongoing resistance against COVID mandates, Brazilians have long distrusted state-imposed medical decisions, driven by skepticism of government motives and foreign influence.
The most recent example of this resistance came from former President Jair Bolsonaro, who openly opposed vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and strict COVID measures. His stance was rooted in a commitment to science, to the well-being of children, and to protecting individual freedoms.
But his defiance was met with a ruthless crackdown.
Regional leaders defied him, implementing harsher restrictions despite federal opposition.
Judges upheld authoritarian measures, refusing to recognize parental rights.
Global forces tightened their grip, using international partnerships, foreign aid, and trade agreements as leverage.
Bolsonaro’s resistance was more than just political defiance—it was a fight for Brazilian sovereignty, for the right to chart its own course free from external interference.
But global forces—in the form of WHO directives, pharmaceutical giants, and international political bodies—maintain an iron grip over the country, stripping Brazilian families of the fundamental human right to make informed medical decisions.
Brazil has become a high-stakes battleground, where global power players dictate the rules, using the country as a pawn to further their own agendas.
The Silencing of Truth
In Brazil, speaking out against these injustices comes at a steep price.
Journalists and doctors who dare to question the official narrative are silenced. Laws enacted in 2023 have made it dangerous—even illegal—to challenge government policies. The threat of arrest hangs over every voice of dissent. Fear has silenced the truth.
And yet, the most terrifying result of this is a nation where parents are forced to suffer in silence, helpless to protect their children from an unrelenting government machine.
Fortunately, not all voices have been silenced.
Even in the darkest corners, light refuses to die. Amidst the weight of oppressive tyranny, there are those who refuse to bend. There are those who rise from the ashes—unshaken and unwavering.
These are the true heroes: the mothers, the activists, the voices that refuse to be muted. They stand tall in defiance, knowing the risks, knowing the dangers, but with a fire in their hearts that nothing can extinguish.
John Kage, an activist fighting for Brazil’s children, is one such hero.
Even in the most dire of circumstances, John has found ways to push back.
Even when the world seemed deaf to their cries, John found a way to amplify the mothers’ tears. He reached across borders, calling on the global community to stand with Brazil’s children. He rallied warriors like Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. Maria Mogg, Dr. Geert Bossche, Dr. Chris Flowers, Dr. Jessica Rose, Dr. Alejandro Dias, and me — each of us united in this fight for the innocent.
When speaking out was a crime punishable by arrest, John carved out spaces for truth. When you couldn’t speak outside the system, he brought the meetings in. He hosted public hearings in state houses and chambers, giving voice to the voiceless and forcing these conversations into the light of day, on national television where they could no longer be ignored.
John shows us that there is no force too powerful or too strong to hold back the power of a mother’s love. He risks everything because he knows what’s at stake: the future of Brazil’s children.
But John Kage can’t do it alone.
The warriors in Brazil are trapped in a battle that could change the course of history, armed only with their courage and the love they hold for their children. They need reinforcements. They need our help.
International voices have forced Brazil’s government to back down before. It is time we do it again.
If it is the global elites who are driving these mandates, why not use that same global pressure to dismantle them?
We cannot stand by as innocent children are sacrificed to corporate and political agendas. Brazilian families need us—those of us beyond the reach of their government’s tyranny—to be their voices.
Speak out. Share their stories. Demand accountability.
Because when a government turns its back on its children, it is no longer just a Brazilian issue—it is a global one. The world must rise in defense.
Will we stand by and watch as innocence is sacrificed?
Or will we stand with them?
The time to act is now. Their future depends on it.