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Brave 3 box office to help local hero in the fight against rare condition

Brave 3: Battle in Brazil has added a new reason, and an exceptional one, to fill up the house for the March 18th event. All the box office profits for the upcoming fight night will be used to help paying the treatment of a 1-year-old child with a rare condition in Curitiba, host-city of the card, the promotion has made official this Monday (06).

The young Arthur Tetto Lader was was diagnosed with Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a very rare and incurable condition that causes difficulty in swallowing and sucking; legs weaker than arms; increased susceptibility to respiratory infections; and the accumulation of secretions in the lungs and throat.