Tag: Brazil
Thousands Work as Slaves in Brazil’s Charcoal Industry
For more than a year, Antonio slept with a wasp nest humming above his ...
Brazilian Women Spearhead Initiatives to Address Gender-Based Violence
In Brazil, women are at huge risk of violence, especially if they are minorised ...
Brazil Loses 16% of Its Water. Blame it on the Amazon Deforestation
Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry – these are the ...
Neither Bolsonaro (the Madman) Nor Lula (the Thief). Is There Another Choice for Brazil?
There is less than a year until Brazilians deliver their verdict on President Jair ...
Through Green Land Grabbing, Farmers in the Amazon Steal from Indians and Trick the Law
As global demand for food commodities has swelled, so has the practice of “land ...
Brazil President Calls Macron’s Warmth Towards Lula a Provocation
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva being ...
The Prince, the Frog and the Serpent: Brazilian Presidential Politics Since 1985
Brazilian presidential politics since 1985 is a parable of a feud between a Prince ...
Brazil Vows to Stop Deforestation. But Can You Trust President Bolsonaro?
On the second day of COP26 – the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow – ...
It’s About Time Brazil President Abandon His Rhetoric and Join the International Community
Maintaining power since January of 2019, the Bolsonaro administration has designed foreign policy objectives ...
RISKS TO THE RABBLE: The Struggle to Keep Democracy Real in Brazil
Over the past two months, opposition parties and civil society movements in Brazil have ...
