The Carlos Latuff Collection at the Museum of the Republic

In 2018, cartoonist Carlos Latuff made the first of a series of donations of drawings to the Museum of the Republic, most of which dealt with the Brazilian political context that culminated in the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. 

Currently, the Carlos Latuff Collection consists of around 2,250 cartoons, including photographs, publications, bindings and work objects, such as the pens used by the cartoonist.

Carlos Latuff was born on November 30, 1968, in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro. A self-taught cartoonist, he published his first cartoon in 1990 in the newsletter of the Dockworkers' Union.

In addition to the trade union press, his production extends to national and international media outlets and the illustration of informative materials for popular movements.

The political and social rights present in the current Brazilian Constitution are represented in such a way as to exalt the individuals or groups fighting against the aggressions against these rights. 

The defense of indigenous peoples and their right to land marks the actions of activists and indigenous people themselves against those most responsible for the threats of extermination of these populations and attacks on the environment.

Police violence is one of the themes that most affects Latuff's work. The denunciation of police actions, linked to state involvement, generates an aggressive reaction from politicians and police officers.

His cartoons highlight denunciations of threats to human rights in Brazil and around the world.

Political rights in Brazil appear in cartoons that defend values such as democracy and the importance of the population's political participation. 

The figure of Mother Palestine was inspired by a woman Latuff met when he visited a refugee camp in Amman, the capital of Jordan. He uses her as a representation of Palestine.

Drawings of personalities from different fields such as art, sport and literature serve as a tribute to those who support the causes of human rights and social justice. 

The Covid-19 pandemic and its apocalyptic aspect led to a large number of cartoons being produced, mainly about Brazil, one of the countries that suffered the most from the death toll caused by the disease and the omission of the government at the time.

His drawings are used by the international press to represent the horror caused by wars and the power games of the world's major powers. Boy Omran Daqneesh in a state of shock after being rescued from the rubble caused by bombing in Aleppo.