People, rights and resilience at the heart of every Jornada
We help companies, public institutions and organizations prevent impacts, strengthen governance and manage reparation processes, bringing legal knowledge, executive experience and listening to the territories.
Based in Belo Horizonte, BrazilWorking in Brazil and abroad
Practice areas
Due diligence, impact assessment, listening channels and governance so that companies and institutions respect human rights in their operations and value chains, in line with the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD guidelines.
Disaster Law applied to prevention, crisis preparedness and full reparation processes, with the participation of affected people and legal certainty.
Solutions by context
Choose where your organization stands and see where to start, without having to know the whole catalog. We combine diagnosis, governance, participation, risk management, knowledge and training to fit each organization and territory.
Tailored analytical intelligence that monitors regulation, case law and international standards of responsible business conduct.
See the serviceContact usMonitoring and analysis of critical risks for the mining sector, tailored to each client’s river basins, structures and territories.
See the serviceContact usOriginal technical studies using empirical, documentary or field methods to inform legal decisions, social investment and institutional policies.
See the serviceContact usWell-founded legal and technical opinions on sensitive issues of human rights, corporate responsibility and socio-environmental compliance.
See the serviceContact usDrafting and technical review of articles and institutional positions on human rights and risk management for qualified media and corporate reports.
See the serviceContact usMaturity and corporate risk assessment aligned with the UN Guiding Principles and OECD guidelines, including Brazil’s emerging National Business and Human Rights Policy.
See the serviceContact usAssessment of actual and potential impacts on rights holders in infrastructure, mining, energy and sensitive value chain projects.
See the serviceContact usIntegrated mapping of socio-environmental hazards, community exposure and territorial vulnerabilities, based on the Sendai Framework.
See the serviceContact usDesign of processes to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for impacts, aligned with the UN Guiding Principles, OECD guidelines and European requirements (CSDDD).
See the serviceContact usDesign and improvement of grievance and whistleblowing channels aligned with the effectiveness criteria of Principle 31 of the UN Guiding Principles.
See the serviceContact usTechnical support to investigate, classify and refer serious complaints, such as harassment, discrimination and abuses in suppliers and communities.
See the serviceContact usOngoing technical support for decision-making bodies on sustainability, human rights, risk management and crisis response.
See the serviceContact usParticipatory processes and culturally appropriate dialogue in territories with Indigenous peoples, traditional communities and neighbors of operations.
See the serviceContact usIn-person listening and awareness sessions at field sites, with own and contracted teams, to identify tensions early.
See the serviceContact usTechnical visits to construction sites, lodgings, harvest fronts and suppliers to assess adherence to decent work standards (ILO standards and Brazilian Regulatory Standards).
See the serviceContact usCuration, mediation and facilitation of social dialogue forums, stakeholder panels and seminars on complex issues.
See the serviceContact usContingency plans and institutional preparedness focused on protecting lives and rights in emergencies and serious socio-environmental incidents.
See the serviceContact usTechnical support in designing, reviewing and governing full reparation programs, both socioeconomic and socio-environmental: compensation, resettlement and reconstruction.
See the serviceContact usIndependent monitoring of targets, effectiveness and community perception in ongoing damage reparation programs.
See the serviceContact usSystematization of lessons after crises and serious incidents to consolidate institutional safeguards and design non-repetition measures.
See the serviceContact usTalks led by the founding partners for leadership teams, connecting human rights concepts to business realities.
See the serviceContact usModular programs to train teams in due diligence, harassment prevention, rights in supply chains and disaster response.
See the serviceContact usRegular guidance sessions for executives and leaders responsible for human rights governance and community relations.
See the serviceContact usAnnual internal communication plan linked to international dates and UN guidelines, turning dates into ongoing learning.
See the serviceContact usSystematization and technical verification of evidence on human rights and sustainability practices for reports, awards, labels and indices.
See the serviceContact usExperience and leadership
Before founding Jornadas, Christiana and Ronaldo worked on federal human rights policy in Brazil, on the reparation of the Rio Doce basin and on academic research in disaster law.
Founding partner
Lawyer and sociologist with a PhD in Law from the University of Brasília. Former Director for the Promotion of Human Rights at SEDH/PR and Human Rights Manager at the Renova Foundation.
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Founding partner
Lawyer with an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). Former Manager of the Mediated Indemnification and Emergency Financial Aid Programs at the Renova Foundation.
See full profileDirector for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Special Secretariat for Human Rights of the Presidency of Brazil (2015).
Human Rights management (2017 to 2025) and management of the indemnification and emergency aid programs (2019 to 2025) at the Renova Foundation.
Consultancies for the OEI and UNDP on human rights policy.
PhD dissertation in Law at the University of Brasília (2014), including a research period at the University of Bremen.
In each project, the founding partners coordinate partner specialists in 12 fields, from disaster law to Indigenous peoples and traditional communities.
Meet the Jornadas NetworkInsights
The Jornadas radar monitors regulation, case law and international standards that affect companies, governments and territories.
The changes introduced by the Omnibus I package and their effect on Brazilian suppliers in European value chains.
The policy being drafted by the working group created by Decree 11,772/2023.
The Sendai Framework and Brazil’s Law 12,608/2012, as amended by Law 14,750/2023.
Book an initial, private conversation directly with the founding partners to map priorities, timelines and the most suitable format.
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