Mike Gatehouse

The Jesuit priest Ismael Moreno, director of Radio Progreso, has stated that there is a coup d'etat under way in Honduras, following the official verdict of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on Sunday, hailing Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) as President of Honduras, with 42.95% of the votes in the election held on 26 November. We must remember that the candidate...

This article was first published in Revista Opera. You can read the original, in Portuguese, here. October 23, 2017: The day begins at 8 o’clock. We arrive in Pacaraima, whose streets, in spite of being Brazilian, are filled with hispanic sounds on every side. As I get out of the car, a man comes up to me offering to...

Part of the Sebastião Salgado na Amazônia series. Discusses the weakening of Funai - with contributions from former Funai president Sydney Possuelo and former Funai coordinator in Tabatinga Bruno Pereira

Part of the Sebastião Salgado na Amazônia series. Discusses Korubo culture and habits - with a request from one of the Korubos for more protection from Funai

Part of the Sebastião Salgado na Amazônia series. Covers the history of contact between the Korubos with whites and other indigenous groups - along with the increasing threats they face from garimpeiros and poachers

Part of the Sebastião Salgado na Amazônia series. An overview of Salgado’s expedition to visit the Korubos - a recently contacted indigenous group - on which the Folha journalist Leão Serva was present

In 2008, Ecuador, led by President Rafael Correa, approved a new constitution based upon Buen Vivir (the ”Good Life”), committing the nation to indigenous rights, environmental sustainability and state sovereignty. However, Correa quickly aligned the nation with China, a partnership that many critics say undermined the promises of the constitution. Under Correa, China became...