BRAZIL: JBS using beef from illegal cattle ranches
Brazil: cattle illegally grazed in the Amazon found in supply chain of leading meat-packer JBS
Government data shows steep rise in illegal commercial cattle ranching...
Fondo: the IMF’s recipe for disaster
Fondo, directed by Alejandro Bercovich, Argentina, 2019
The complete film can be viewed from this link.
Alejandro Bercovich’s documentary-critique Fondo starts with what looks like a...
Britain and the southern cone dictatorships
Britain and the Dictatorships of Argentina and Chile 1973-82: Foreign Policy, Corporations and Social Movements by Grace Livingstone, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-030-08666-4
Reviewed for...
Nicaragua’s youth movement for agro-ecology
Young people and rural trade unions in Nicaragua are campaigning for a better, more sustainable agriculture industry.
“Creaction Amazónica”
"CreAction Amazónica" - a virtual caravan against the climate crisis. Appeal to join, send in your own video. Results to be broadcast on 24 September on YouTube and Facebook.
ILAS, London, may be closed down
The Institute of Latin American Studies ILAS, which is part of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, stands at the...
Colombia: street art and social justice in Bogotá
A virtual dialogue was organised to discuss Alba Griffin's new chapter in Pedagogías de la disidencia en América Latina, titled ‘No Somos Falsos Somos Positivos: teorías vernáculas sobre la violencia política y cotidiana en el puente del grafitero’.
No carnival in Recife
Covid must be bad in Brazil, even carnivals are being postponed. My favourite, Recife, will not take place in February. A new date of 9–17 July has been set, but even this may be cancelled.
Is the coronavirus epidemic worse in Brazil or in the UK?
Strong opinions about the gravity of the Covid outbreak in Brazil and international comparisons. Read Sue Branford's post and join the discussion on Facebook.
Chile: una revolución de hembras
Gabriel Boric, elected President of Chile with a sound majority in December, took office on 11 March, swearing in a cabinet with 14 women and 10 men. To Imogen Mark this felt like a real revolution.