Brazil: No need to despair, a new historic struggle is under...
Leaders of Brazil's powerful social movements call for mobilization 'against the coup'.
Brazil’s Cheshire Cat
The Chamber of Deputies will almost certainly vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday 17 April. But, remarkably, former President Lula from the same PT party is still the most popular politician in the country
5. Iriri River folk face eviction ‘to protect environment’
The colonos and beiradeiros live sustainably, but a new ecological station created around them could force these rural people from their lands.
Maracujá and the March of Folly
Passion fruit juice, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, outrageous headline in The Economist and non-stop sessions of Congress, as Brazil grinds its way towards impeachment.
Brazil: London protest against the coup
Protestors in London and other cities say 'No to the coup' and 'No impeachment'.
Heading for impeachment
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies will probably vote on whether President Dilma Rousseff is to be impeached on 14 or 15 April. Lula is frantically trying to cobble together a new alliance but time is running out.
BNDES 5: The Bank for for continental dam construction
Working through IIRSA, the Bank is funding dam construction throughout South America.
4. Xipaya Indians & Beiradeiros: a tale of two cultures
Visits to Arara and Xipaya indian communities and beiradeiro river people, the conflicts, agreements and pursuit of fair treatment.
3. The Iriri river, conservation and its costs
A discussion with settlers about their problems: dams, conservation regulations and land thieves; and a visit to a 'ghost' ranch.