Oktoberfest Blumenau will have free legal assistance for the first time; understand

Free legal guidance at Oktoberfest Blumenau Oktoberfest Blumenau, the largest German festival in the Americas, will have free legal assistance during the event days in 2026 — the first time in 41 editions. The action is a partnership between the city hall and the Santa Catarina Public Defender's Office. The organization chose the party pavilions for the itinerant project 'Defensoria Presente', as around 700,000 visitors pass through there on the event days, every year. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Oktoberfest Blumenau defines the 10 finalists for the title of queen; VOTE During the program, the team will provide legal guidance, accept requests and act to prevent rights violations to anyone in need — especially women, children, adolescents and other groups in vulnerable situations. Informative materials on rights, protection measures and service channels will also be distributed, as well as identification bracelets for children and adolescents. ? This year, Oktoberfest Blumenau takes place between October 7th and 25th. The proposal, according to Mariana Macêdo, coordinator of the Center for Children and Youth, Rights of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (Nijid), is to guide the population and tourists about their rights and the ways to seek protection. "The initiative also fulfills one of the Ombudsman's institutional missions: to promote education on rights and contribute to the prevention of violations, especially at an event that receives a large number of people," he said. Audience at Oktoberfest Blumenau 2025 Daniel Zimmermann