The United States has a long history of meddling in the political affairs of other nations and using shadowy military and espionage techniques as a means of overthrowing governments seen as being a threat to ...
“Charging journalists with criminal activity based on interactions with sources sends a chilling message to reporters working on sensitive stories…” The Brazilian government charged Rio-based journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his reporting on leaked ...
The sustained protests are part of a larger trend against austerity and endless war. The protests that started with the national strike called by Colombia’s central union on November 21 to protest pension reforms and the broken ...
The New York Times Editorial Board, it seems, rarely meets a coup backed by the US government that it doesn’t approve of. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) Bolivian President Evo Morales was overthrown in a U.S.-backed ...
Indonesian fires this year emitted nearly twice the amount of greenhouse gases as the forest fires that razed parts of the Brazilian Amazon, new research shows. (By Hans Nicholas Jong, MongoBay) Fires from land and ...
What “Free Lula” meant was not only the freedom of Lula, but also an end to lawfare as an instrument against the people. Just before 5 p.m. on Friday the 8th of November, Brazil’s former ...
Recent damning reports by the Intercept Brasil and journalist Glenn Greenwald exposing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his administration culminated in personal attacks on Greenwald’s family and a slap in the face. Rio-based American journalist ...
The assassination of Paulo Paulino Guajajara, a member of an Amazon defenders group known as the “Guardians of the Forest,” has prompted outrage from indigenous rights and environmentalist groups. (By Karla Mendes, Mongabay) Paulo Paulino ...
When intellectual property laws that protect companies conflict with the rights of farmers to plant their fields, who should win? (By Karine Eliane Peschard, The Conversation) A Brazilian appeals court has decided in favor of ...
The right only denies global warming because its climate ‘science’ has surrendered to capitalists. The man-made Amazon fires are for clearing the land of its forests and indigenous people. The benefits are for Jair Bolsonaro’s ...
Once again relatively little was achieved at the annual G-7 summit – a forum that appears outdated and anachronistic. The G7 meetings seem—as each of them passes—to be a waste of time. The 45th G7 ...
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are engaged in an ongoing public spat that has now put an Amazon aid package in limbo. A financial aid package of $22 million pledged to ...
An unexpected guest, a financial pledge for the Amazon, trade talks, and Russia’s reinstatement were just some of the key topics discussed at the 2019 G-7 summit in Biarritz. On Monday, the 2019 Group of ...
“I feel the U.S. has tremendous wealth… I’m not going to lose that wealth on dreams, on windmills – which, frankly, aren’t working too well… I think I know more about the environment than most.” ...
Both Germany and Norway are pulling donations to Brazil’s Amazon fund over concerns that the Brazilian government is promoting the spread of deforestation. The Norwegian government has reportedly suspended donations allocated to the Brazilian government’s ...
Greenwald, co-founder of The Intercept, applauded the court for protecting journalism against “repressive, retaliatory acts threatened by the Bolsonaro government.” (By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) The Brazilian Supreme Court delivered a major victory for press freedom on Thursday ...
“With this flying skull, [I feel] like I’m in a jungle and they are hunting beasts. I feel like an animal trapped in my own home.” (By Yuri Neves, InSight Crime) Rio de Janeiro police ...
“The report is devastating for Moro’s reputation. Devastating for the reputation of Brazil’s legal system. And this is only just the beginning.” The tides have turned against Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro, formerly idolized by ...
“This reporting confirms what we knew all along — that Moro was a bad actor and part of a larger conspiracy to send Lula to jail.” Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro is facing calls to ...
“With Bolsonaro, people who destroy forests feel safe and those who protect forests feel threatened.” Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached its fastest rate in a decade last month, according to satellite images from Brazilian space ...
“In a moment when there’s been a rise of authoritarianism around the world, they’re giving a positive nod to a man who is rolling back human rights protections and scientific knowledge.” The American Museum of ...
The rifle parts cost about $1,500. The assembled firearms sold for as much as $12,000 in Paraguay and $20,000 in Brazil. (By Josefina Salomón, InSight Crime) Arms traffickers in Argentina bought US AR-15 rifle parts, ...
One year after the brutal murders of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, the question of who ordered the assassination still remains. (Peoples Dispatch) One year ago today, Brazilian councilwoman ...
Only two months after an American missionary was killed by a tribe in India he was attempting to contact, another missionary is being investigated for crossing into tribal land. A missionary with the Greene Baptist ...
Russia – U.S. geopolitics could result in a new US military base in Brazil, but Brazil’s military doesn’t seem to happy about that. On Thursday Jan. 3 the Brazilian administration under President Jair Bolsonaro stated ...
“‘Virginity testing’ has no scientific or clinical basis. There is no examination that can prove a girl or woman has had sex.” “WHO, UN Human Rights and UN Women have today issued a statement calling ...
The More Doctors program serves more than 3,600 cities all over Brazil, especially in remote and poor areas. (Peoples Dispatch) “There’s something about the Brazilian people that they open the doors to all foreigners and ...
Twenty percent of crops harvested in Brazil between 2013 and 2015 were not safe for human consumption because of a high concentration of pesticides. A Brazilian study published in the journal Chemosphere links colon cancer ...
What does a win for the highly-controversial Jair Bolsonaro mean for Brazil, the world’s fourth-largest democracy? On Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro, often dubbed as Donald Trump of Brazil, won the runoff election by winning 55.1 percent ...
Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. His hardline, pro-military stance has endeared some and worried others – earning him the nickname Brazilian Trump. Last Sunday, Brazilian right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro, ...
A coffee farm in Brazil certified by Starbucks was raided for forcing workers to live and work in conditions officials called similar to slavery. Officials in Brazil raided a coffee plantation and rescued 18 workers ...
On Thursday, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian’s far-right presidential candidate, was stabbed in the right abdomen while campaigning in the state of Minas Gerais. He survived the attack despite losing 40 percent of his blood, according to ...
The fight against global warming and climate change has never been deadlier according to a new report by Global Witness found activists defending the environment are being murdered in record numbers. At least 207 environmental ...
The chief of Brazilian’s appeal court has overruled another judge’s ruling to immediately release former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, affectionately known as Lula, from prison. The effort to release the charismatic politician ...
The former richest man in Brazil and formerly one of the top ten richest men in the world, Eike Batista, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Batista, who made his wealth from mining ...
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, simply known as Lula, surrendered to police last week in the southern city of Curitiba. He was convicted of corruption and is due to start his new ...
On Tuesday, the El Salvador court released a 34-year-old woman who spent 15 years in jail for abortion crimes. Some see the woman’s release as a sign of abortion laws worldwide becoming increasingly sympathetic to ...
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