AFL-CIO Demands Lula Released/Allowed to Run for President
For the past two years, Lula has been the target of mainstream media attacks and persecuted by politically motivated parts of the judiciary. He …
Supreme Court Guards Push and Kick Journalists/Hunger Strikers
Brasília. On July 31, as a group of 6 hunger strikers held a press conference in front of the Brazilian Supreme Court, a group …
São Paulo: Thousands Protest for Abortion Rights
The protest, which temporarily shut down Paulista Avenue, comes on the heels of a recent victory in Argentina and on the eve of a Federal …
Rio Judge Gives 7 Year Sentence to June 2013 Protesters
On July 17th, a Rio de Janeiro judge sentenced 23 activists who participated in the June 2013 protests to prison sentences ranging from 5-7 …
Brasília: Homeless Workers Occupy Federal Cities Ministry
Thousands march against increase in violence, mass evictions and criminalization of social movement leaders On June 5, bus caravans arrived in Brasilia from across …
São Paulo: 34 days after fire, victims still living in tents
City, State and Federal Governments abandon victims of Paysandu fire and building collapse By Benedito Barbosa On May 1, a former federal police building …
Public Note: Petroleum Workers Unions Explain Abusive Prices
The increases in gasoline, cooking gas and diesel prices can not be treated merely as a tax issue. They are the result of a …
Petroleum Workers Strike Against Neoliberal Price Policy
72-hour national warning strike started at 12:01 AM. Petroleum workers have been holding assemblies and protests for two months to halt Petrobras privatization and …
Petroleum Workers Gear Up for National Strike
“The Brazilian people are anxious for reductions in gasoline, cooking gas and diesel prices,” says Petroleum workers union leader José Maria Rangel By Andre …
Truckers’ strike: not perfect but demands are legitimate
By Larissa Jacheta Riberti* I have been writing for a truck driver’s trade newspaper for the past six years but would not risk making a …