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March 2009
Brazilian newspaper advertisement by PTs
On March 3, 2009, in the latest step by the Brazilian Chiropractors’ Association (ABQ) to defend the chiropractic profession against efforts by PTs to have chiropractic declared a specialty of physiotherapy, Federal Judge Diana Brunstein has ruled strongly in favour of the ABQ. Chiropractic is a profession not a technique, says Judge Brunstein, and PT authorities should not seek to declare it a specialty of physiotherapy. An appeal by CREFITO the regulatory body for PT in Sao Paulo, asking to remove an earlier court injunction against CREFITO was denied. See:
Download the Brunstein Judgement PDF - Portuguese
Download the Brunstein Judgement PDF - English
Background on this dispute in Brazil
Have you contributed to help your colleagues and profession in Brazil? Can you help further? Here are the documents you need:
Download the WFC President's Report (March 2007) PDF
Download the WFC's President's Report (September 2007) document
Download the First ABQ Commission Report (January 2007) PDF
Download the Second ABQ Commission Report (August 2008) PDF