Vendor’s Rights in Brazil

04/15/2026 – In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, MUCA (Movimento Unido dos Camelôs) has spent more than two decades organizing street vendors to defend their right to work with dignity. Founded by street vendors in 2003, the movement mobilizes against evictions, violent police operations, and the daily abuses faced by informal workers across the city. By building collective power, MUCA fights for the livelihoods of vendors and the families who depend on street commerce.