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Nearly All-White Brazil Delegation for Cannes Lions Spurs Uproar

Agency members penned an open letter to Lions CEO Simon Cook

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Brazilian creatives are asking Cannes Lions officials to step up when it comes to representation. Photo Illustration: Adweek; Cannes Lions, Getty Images
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By Chris Ariens

May 6, 2022

Update: On May 13, a week after this story was published, we received this update:

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Chris Ariens

Chris Ariens is Adweek's executive editor.

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