Brazil — castigated by forest fires and dam bursts
With some of the largest forest fires in decades and a burst dam resulting in the country’s worst environmental disaster to date, it has...
Brazil: massacre of rural workers
The Catholic Church’s Pastoral Land Commission says 13 rural workers have been massacred in the Amazon. Their report has been ignored by the national press.
South America threatened by fast glacier thaw
The Andean glaciers are melting so rapidly that soon South America may be faced with millions of climate refugees, something that could destabilise the whole continent.
Gay Rights in Latin America
A round-up from May 2015 of the legal position in different Latin American countries and in the US.
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Brazil: MST attacks Dilma
In the wake of a series of actions undertaken by the landless movement (MST) across the country, João Pedro Stédile, one of the main leaders, has attacked President Dilma for allowing her government to be taken over by 'second-rate bureaucrats'.
Brazil: Belo Monte at all cost
Why does the Brazilian government insist on pushing ahead with the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, despite all the problems? In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha looks behind the headlines.
BRAZIL: MONSANTO FACES BILLION-DOLLAR PAYBACK
Monsanto has appealed against a Brazilian court ruling that it should pay back to Brazilian farmers all of the taxes collected since 2004 — a minimum of 2 billion dollars.
Inter-American Development Bank Report on Microfinance in Latin America and the...
A new report on microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that the sector is growing strongly.
BRAZIL: FUNDING FAMILIES, FEEDING MINDS
President Lula lifted millions of Brazilians out of extreme poverty and at the heart of his social policies was Bolsa Familia, his family grant scheme that has been much praised abroad. But how key a role was actually played by Bolsa Familia?
Brazil: Kaiowá-Guarani Indian assassinated
On 18 November 40 gunmen invaded an indigenous community in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, killing the cacique and wounding others.