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AMAZON AUTHORITARIANISM ENVIRONMENT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS

What Made Bruno And Dom Targets?

When the monsters that govern Brazil today thought they had put an end to  resistance against the invasion of indigenous lands after transforming Funai into a militarized anti-indigenous foundation, Bruno reinvented himself and continued the fight By Laura Capriglione The disappearances of indigenous rights advocate Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips echo like a tragic […]

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AGRARIAN REFORM DEMOCRACY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT LAND REFORM SOCIAL NETWORKS

A Space for Rebels: MST’s Florestan Fernandes School

A look into the Landless Rural Workers Movement’s autonomous,  international political formation school. By Maria Gorete Sousa* ENFF (Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes/Florestan Fernandes School), was born out of a decision made by the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (Movimento de Trabalhadores Sem Terra/MST) to create a political education system for activists from the cities and the […]

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AMAZON ENVIRONMENT IMPERIALISM LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES

Kindred Spirits at COP26: US Allies Duque Of Colombia And Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Colombia’s Duque along with Chile’s Piñera and Brazil’s Bolsonaro form the core of an alliance defending US interests in South America. Bolsonaro and Duque both face 2022 re-election campaigns amidst falling popularity and a left wing resurgence.  By Nathalia Urban Colombian President Iván Duque, one of the leaders of the far right in Latin America […]

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AGRARIAN REFORM COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS DEMOCRACY ENVIRONMENT LATIN AMERICA SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

United Republic Of Soybeans: GMO And Neocolonialism In The Southern Cone

The ‘soybeanisation’ of the Paraguayan economy has had a devastating impact on the country’s ecology, rural populations and democratic process, but it has been lucrative for foreign corporations and the domestic oligarchy. By Owen Schalk. Originally published at Alborada. In 2003, the agrichemical behemoth Syngenta published a controversial advertisement in Argentinian newspapers. It showed a […]

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AMAZON AUTHORITARIANISM ENVIRONMENT UNITED STATES

Brazil’s Civil Society Demands Biden End Behind-Closed-Doors Meetings With Bolsonaro Regime

199 Brazilian networks and civil society organisations have written an open letter to the United States Government urging it to end behind-closed-doors negotiations with the Bolsonaro regime. Read the letter in full below. A LETTER FROM BRAZILIAN CIVIL SOCIETY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Brazil, April 6th, 2021 In his inauguration […]

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COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT UNITED STATES

Chevron, ExxonMobil and BlackRock Want To Teach The Left About “Extractivism” In Latin America

A week after charges against former president Lula were annulled, invigorating the Brazilian left to unite and challenge neofascist Jair Bolsonaro, US magazine Americas Quarterly responded with the kind of cynical propaganda we should always expect from it. Having enthusiastically supported the lawfare campaign against him, the AQ piece was an attack on Lula and the […]

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ENVIRONMENT UNITED KINGDOM

Brazil and Britain sign “Poison Memorandum”

Brazil and the United Kingdom created a joint committee to facilitate the relationship in agribusiness. Authorities from the countries will work together in bilateral consultations on issues related to trade in agricultural goods and establish a forum for debates on the interests of both countries, including potential trade arrangements. The Memorandum of Understanding for the […]

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ENERGY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS

Foreign meddling: Bolsonaro moves to help Trump reelection

Brazilian lawmaker opens inquiry into controversial import tax break extension By Nathália Urban Last week, Brazilian Congressman Ivan Valente (PSOL-SP) revealed a telegram between US Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and Todd Chapman, US ambassador to Brazil regarding the extension of a controversial ethanol policy to boost President Donald Trump’s electoral chances. In […]

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AMAZON COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS ENVIRONMENT SOVEREIGNTY UNITED STATES

“We want to exploit the Amazon’s resources with the US” – Bolsonaro to Al Gore

At the World Economic Forum in January 2019, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said, in an informal conversation with former US vice president Al Gore, that he wants to exploit the riches of the Amazon in partnership with the United States. In new documentary ‘The Forum’, Brazil’s far-right president is caught in candid conversation with former […]

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AMAZON AUTHORITARIANISM ENVIRONMENT

“We don’t need martyrs”

By Nathália Urban On November 1st, Paulo Paulino Guajajara was violently murdered by loggers. Paulino, was a member of the Guardians of the Forest group. The group patrols and protects the Araribóia indigenous land in Maranhão. This was not the first time the group has suffered from loggers’ retaliation for their territorial protection work. Paulino […]