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 (
Brazil: soya and cattle in indigenous land
Farmers have illegally taken over 90% of the land belonging to a Xavante group in the north of Mato Grosso. According to a report in 'O Globo' newspaper, the Indians are fighting against the 'perverse economic logic' of soya and cattle.
Brazil: expanding citizenship
For the left, Dilma Rousseff's victory in the Brazilian elections on 31 October is extremely significant. Perhaps Lula's greatest achievement, says university lecturer Alfredo Saad Filho, has been to increase citizenship among the poor and this is some
Brazil: dirty tricks against Dilma
As the second round of the elections approaches, the extreme right is waging a vicious campaign against Dilma Rousseff.
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.
Brazil: environment on the agenda
Greenpeace in Brazil believes that the electoral results show that voters are finally waking up to the seriousness of the environmental crisis. We publish their press release, in Portuguese (and in English).
