Advocacy and rights
Brazilian Federation of Down Syndrome Associations
Federação Brasileira das Associações de Síndrome de Down (FBASD)
Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Brasília-based federation, founded in 1994, uniting more than 50 Down syndrome associations across Brazil's five regions; created a National Group of Self-Advocates in 2016 that trains young people and adults with Down syndrome as self-advocates and mediators.
- Focus
- Down syndrome
- Leadership
- Family- or professional-led
- Where
- In person and online
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Since
- 1994
Visit federacaodown.org.br (opens in a new tab)
Verified 2026-09-09 from cromossomo21.com.br. Added 2026-09-09 by the editorial team.
Note: Federation itself is run by member associations and professionals, but explicitly sponsors a national self-advocates group of people with Down syndrome.
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