OEA - CP - Resolución CP doc 6203

OEA/Ser.G CP/doc.6203/26 14 April 2026

Original: Spanish NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL FORWARDING TO THE PERMANENT COUNCIL A NOMINATION RECEIVED TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE WORKING

GROUP TO EXAMINE THE NATIONAL REPORTS ENVISIONED

IN THE PROTOCOL OF SAN SALVADOR

PERMANENT COUNCILOSG/137/26 13 April 2026

Her Excellency Alejandra Solano Cabalceta Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Organization of American States Chair of the Permanent Council Washington, D.C.

Excellency: I am pleased to address Your Excellency and to refer to the nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy that has arisen in the Working Group to Examine the National Reports Envisioned in the Protocol of San Salvador following the resignation of the governmental expert Johanna Cortés.

In that regard, I wish to advise that further to communications from the Technical Secretariat of the Working Group to the States Parties regarding the process for the election of a governmental expert of the Working Group, one nomination has been received, as detailed below:

V ACANCY FOR A GOVERNMENT EXPERT

No. OF V ACANCIES DATE OF RESIGNATION January 17, 2025

NOMINATIONS RECEIVED March 24, 2026

1 Johanna Cortés (Colombia) Bruna Vieira de Paula Silveira (Brazil) In accordance with the appendix to resolution AG/RES. 2928 (XLVIII-O/18), entitled “Composition and Functioning of the Working Group to Examine the National Reports Envisioned in the Protocol of San Salvador ,” the election of governmental experts “shall be held at the first regular

meeting of the Permanent Council, 30 days after the deadline for submission of candidacies.” That deadline expired on March 27, 2026; therefore, the election should be held at a regular meeting of the Permanent Council after April 26, 2026. Should you require any additional information in this regard, Excellency, please contact the staff of the Technical Secretariat of the Working Group: Sara Mía Noguera (snoguera@oas.org) or Mariana Herrera (mherrera@oas.org). Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Albert R. Ramdin Secretary General Organization of American States2

PERMANENT MISSION OF BRAZIL

TO THE

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

No. 67 The Permanent Mission of Brazil to the Organization of American States presents its compliments to the Department of Access to Rights of the Organization of American States and, with reference to note SFD-DAR/05-26, has the honor to nominate Counselor Bruna Vieira de Paula Silveira for the position of government expert in the Working Group to Examine the National Reports Envisioned in the Protocol of San Salvador. Counselor Bruna Vieira de Paula Silveira has extensive experience in the field of human rights, having headed the Human Rights Division of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2019 and 2020, and from 2022 to 2025. She also worked at the Brazilian mission to international organizations based in Geneva and, between 2020 and 2021, was Director of International Affairs at the then-Ministry of Citizenship. The curriculum vitae of the candidate is attached. The Permanent Mission of Brazil avails itself of this opportunity to convey to the Department of Access to Rights the renewed assurances of its highest consideration. Washington, D.C., March 24, 20263 Curriculum vitae of Counselor Bruna Vieira de Paula Silveira