It is satisfactory to participate in this collective reflection on the Popular Education in Health (PEH) and the National Policy of Popular Education in Health in the Unified Health System (PNEPS-SUS), built with a lot of affection, participation, and commitment, as well as to experience José Ivo’s1 incitements again.
Reflecting on the PEH is deeply necessary in the face of the current moment of the democracy, in which the working class’ rights have been abolished, and relevant policies for health and for the quality of life of populations have been deconstructed. We are experienced a real dismantling of the social welfare State project, complemented by the preaching of a fascist social-political culture that persecutes minorities, stimulates hatred and prejudice, destroys the environment in favor of a project for a few people, a conservative and ultraneoliberal project[…]