Brazil: Recriminations have begun
As the scale of the flood disaster in the state of Rio de Janeiro becomes apparent, Brazilians are asking why it is that the death toll in Brazil is so much higher than in Australia. Sue Branford reports.
Brazil: Dilma’s inauguration
In her first speech as president, Dilma Rousseff delighted many Brazilians with her poise, flair and her determination to confront tricky issues, such as the position of women in Brazilian society.
WIKILEAKS: Latin America doesn’t trust China
New cables revealed in El Pais, a Madrid daily, show how Latin American countries are increasingly wary of China's growing presence in the region.
New role for banana skins
A Brazilian scientist has discovered that the much derided banana skin can play an important role in cleaning rivers polluted with heavy metals.
WikiLeaks’ lesson on Haiti
What the US embassy cables reveal about Washington's malign influence should make Latin American nations quit the UN force.
Brazil: the ‘neoliberalisation’ of Embrapa
Horacio Martins de Carvalho, a leading rural analyst, laments the way Embrapa, the country's main agricultural research institute, has been turned into a tool of neoliberalism, even signing technical agreements with Monsanto. In Portuguese.
Letter from Rio
In Rio de Janeiro the authorities mounted a full-scale military operation to clear out the criminal gangs from the huge Complexo do Alemão favela. In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha reports.
Brazil still dominates Bolivia’s gas industry
Even with the partial nationalisation of oil and gas in 2006, Brazil still controls the industry, say experts.
WikiLeaks involve Brazil
The Brazilian security forces cooperate closely with US intelligence and law enforcement agencies on counterterrorism, in spite of denials from the Brazilian government, show US embassy cables.
Crisis looms in the Amazon
Crisis looms in the Amazon: "In a five year period we have had the worst drought in the Amazon, the third worst drought, and the most serious flooding ever", warns Carlos Nobre, one of Brazil's leading climatologists, in an interview (