Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is a Title VI National Resource Center in consortium with the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
SAO PAULO: A LITTLE DELICACY, PLEASE
A plea for restraint and humanity to save São Paulo from the developers.
BRICS: THE WORLD’S NEW BANKER?
The BRICS countries are to set up their own development bank to compete with the World Bank and the IMF. It is an important new step in the strengthening of the South.
BRAZIL: MEGAPROJECT IN MOZAMBIQUE
The Brazilian and Japanese governments are working with the private sector to set up a large farming project in the north of Mozambique that peasant leaders say will displace thousands of peasant families.
BRAZIL: A FOREST CODE FOR AGRIBUSINESS?
The complexity and contradictions of Brazil’s new Forest Code will make it hard to enforce and easy to evade, says the Instituto Socioambiental.
BRAZIL’S MENSALAO TRIAL: POLITICAL TRIAL OR FAIR SENTENCES?
One of Brazil’s most controversial Supreme Court trials has just ended after four months. In a special article for LAB Jan Rocha reports from Sao Paulo.
BRAZIL’S BLIND SPOT: RACISM AND RACIAL INEQUALITY
Despite its multicultural image, Brazil fails to address racial inequality. Today, racial democracy is a dangerous illusion.
How illegal logging in Brazil’s Amazon turns ‘legal’
Deforestation is a major contributor to climate change. In Brazil, in spite of the fact that deforestation has diminished in recent years, illegal logging is still a serious concern.