2024-11-15T12:01:53-05:00 2023-12-31 582480329 FRICKE & ASSOCIATES PC 3500 PARKWAY LANE STE 220 PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 300922832 990EZ 2023-01-01 463648100 BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER BRAZ 6177838001 14 HARVARD AVENUE - STE 2 ALLSTON MA 021341706 LENITA REASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6177838001 2024-11-15 true true JOHN T HOLMES CPA P00393485 7702162226 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X N/A X X 3376 X 3376 3376 58206 124 58330 -54954 67798 1160 14004 X 68958 12705 1299 68958 14004 1160 67798 14004 X THE PURPOSE OF THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BRAZILIAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BRAZILIAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS, A CONSTITUENCY OFTEN MARGINALIZED FROM US AND MASSACHUSETTS CIVIC LIFE, SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLES IN CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND SHAPING THE LAWS THAT CAN BETTER COMMUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE WISH TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HOW THEY CAN PROPOSE NEW LAWS, THROUGH LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND SUBMIT THEM TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. OUR TRAINING AND EDUCATION WILL THUS ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING THE LAWS UNDER WHICH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES ARE GOVERNED. TO THIS END, THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. CONCENTRATES PRINCIPALLY ON PREPARING AND DELIVERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TRAINING, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON-LINE, CONCERNING: THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL GROUPS CAN PARTICIPATE IN IT; THE PROCESS OF HOW NEW LAWS ARE PROPOSED, AND BILLS CONSIDERED AND PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE BODIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS; HOW NEW LAWS ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULATORY ELABORATION AND HOW THEY ARE MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES, AND THE ROLE THAT THE PUBLIC, INDIVIDUALS, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN PLAY IN THIS PROCESS. OTHER RELATED TRAINING INCLUDES: LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; PUBLIC SPEAKING, INCLUDING STORY TELLING; AND, MEDIA TRAINING. THIS TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE COLLABORATION OF EXPERTS FROM PARTNER LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL, FOR THE MOST PART, FURNISH THE TEACHERS AND MENTORS INVOLVED. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAINTAIN A RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO CARRY OUT SURVEY, FOCUS GROUP, PUBLIC RECORDS, INTERVIEW, AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESEARCH ON PRESSING PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THE ATTEMPT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC PROBLEMS THAT CAN MOST EQUITABLY AND COST- EFFECTIVELY BE RESOLVED. THE CHIEF AREAS OF RESEARCH ARE: SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES; AND, HOW WELL EXISTING PUBLIC POLICIES ARE WORKING, AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE MODIFIED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS. THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER WILL CONDUCT THIS RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, AND WITH OTHER UNIVERSITY PARTNERS IN THE BOSTON AREA. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAINING AND EDUCATION, MEMBERS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY WILL PUT INTO PRACTICE THEIR CIVIC SKILLS THROUGH REGISTERING THEIR VOICES WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND ESPECIALLY STATE LEVEL, REGARDING PROPOSED LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND USE THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES GAINED THROUGH TRAINING TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THE FINAL MAJOR POLE OF ACTIVITY OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION IS PUBLIC EDUCATION. THIS WILL INVOLVE PREPARATION OF PUBLICITY AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PAPER AND ELECTRONIC THAT WILL BE DESIGNED TO INFORM THE BRAZILIAN AND BROADER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY OF CURRENT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY GOVERNMENT AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND THAT WILL HELP THEM TO EVALUATE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN CONTESTS FOR ELECTORAL OFFICE. COORDINATING STAFF WITH SKILLS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND IN PRINT LAYOUT AND DESIGN, WILL GUIDE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN CARRYING OUT THIS ASPECT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK. 58330 58330 CARLOS EDUARDO SIQUEIRA DIRECTOR 1.00 0 TIMOTHY SIEBER PRESIDENT 1.00 0 TERRENCE MCLARNEY TREASURER 1.00 0 RENATO TROMBINI CLERK 1.00 0 LENITA REASON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MA LIBBY HANNA 14 HARVARD AVENUE STE 2 ALLSTON MA 021341706 6177838001 false false false false false false false false FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES BUSINESS REG & FILING FEE 124 TOTAL 124 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 PPA 1,160 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 1,299 TOTAL 0 1,299 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,160 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE PURPOSE OF THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BRAZILIAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE PURPOSE OF THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN BRAZILIAN AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS, A CONSTITUENCY OFTEN MARGINALIZED FROM US AND MASSACHUSETTS CIVIC LIFE, SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLES IN CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND SHAPING THE LAWS THAT CAN BETTER COMMUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE WISH TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HOW THEY CAN PROPOSE NEW LAWS, THROUGH LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND SUBMIT THEM TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. OUR TRAINING AND EDUCATION WILL THUS ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING THE LAWS UNDER WHICH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES ARE GOVERNED. TO THIS END, THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER, INC. CONCENTRATES PRINCIPALLY ON PREPARING AND DELIVERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TRAINING, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON-LINE, CONCERNING: THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND HOW INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL GROUPS CAN PARTICIPATE IN IT; THE PROCESS OF HOW NEW LAWS ARE PROPOSED, AND BILLS CONSIDERED AND PASSED BY LEGISLATIVE BODIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS; HOW NEW LAWS ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULATORY ELABORATION AND HOW THEY ARE MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES, AND THE ROLE THAT THE PUBLIC, INDIVIDUALS, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN PLAY IN THIS PROCESS. OTHER RELATED TRAINING INCLUDES: LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; PUBLIC SPEAKING, INCLUDING STORY TELLING; AND, MEDIA TRAINING. THIS TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE COLLABORATION OF EXPERTS FROM PARTNER LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL, FOR THE MOST PART, FURNISH THE TEACHERS AND MENTORS INVOLVED. THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAINTAIN A RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO CARRY OUT SURVEY, FOCUS GROUP, PUBLIC RECORDS, INTERVIEW, AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESEARCH ON PRESSING PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THE ATTEMPT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC PROBLEMS THAT CAN MOST EQUITABLY AND COST- EFFECTIVELY BE RESOLVED. THE CHIEF AREAS OF RESEARCH ARE: SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CHANGES; AND, HOW WELL EXISTING PUBLIC POLICIES ARE WORKING, AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE MODIFIED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY CONDITIONS. THE BRAZILIAN POLICY CENTER WILL CONDUCT THIS RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, AND WITH OTHER UNIVERSITY PARTNERS IN THE BOSTON AREA. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAINING AND EDUCATION, MEMBERS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY WILL PUT INTO PRACTICE THEIR CIVIC SKILLS THROUGH REGISTERING THEIR VOICES WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND ESPECIALLY STATE LEVEL, REGARDING PROPOSED LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND USE THE SKILLS AND CAPACITIES GAINED THROUGH TRAINING TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THE FINAL MAJOR POLE OF ACTIVITY OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION IS PUBLIC EDUCATION. THIS WILL INVOLVE PREPARATION OF PUBLICITY AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PAPER AND ELECTRONIC THAT WILL BE DESIGNED TO INFORM THE BRAZILIAN AND BROADER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY OF CURRENT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY GOVERNMENT AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND THAT WILL HELP THEM TO EVALUATE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN CONTESTS FOR ELECTORAL OFFICE. COORDINATING STAFF WITH SKILLS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION, AND IN PRINT LAYOUT AND DESIGN, WILL GUIDE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN CARRYING OUT THIS ASPECT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK. DURING THE YEAR, OUR ORGANIZATION CHANGED CPA PREPARERS. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OUR PREVIOUS CPA AND THE NEW CPA, THERE WAS CONFUSION REGARDING THE FILING OF THE EXTENSION FOR FORM 990. OUR NEW CPA BELIEVED THAT THE EXTENSION HAD BEEN FILED BY THE PREVIOUS CPA, BUT IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE PREVIOUS CPA DID NOT SUBMIT THE EXTENSION AS REQUIRED. THIS MISCOMMUNICATION RESULTED IN THE LATE FILING OF OUR RETURN. WE DEEPLY REGRET THIS OVERSIGHT AND HAVE TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT FUTURE FILING ISSUES. SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WITH THE NEW CPA, WE HAVE ENSURED THAT CLEAR PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE TO AVOID ANY FURTHER CONFUSION IN FUTURE FILINGS, INCLUDING CONFIRMING THE TIMELY FILING OF EXTENSIONS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU ABATE THE LATE FILING PENALTY BASED ON REASONABLE CAUSE, AS THIS DELAY WAS DUE TO AN HONEST MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PARTIES INVOLVED. WE BELIEVE THIS MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR PENALTY RELIEF AND KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR UNDER