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: "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 (

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.

"Restore Sanity" defeated "Keep Fear Alive" says Mark Weisbrot.

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

As the second round of the elections approaches, the extreme right is waging a vicious campaign against Dilma Rousseff.

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.

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).

The Economist interviewed Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on September 9th, 2010. We reproduce the edited transcript of the conversation.

Presidential candidates face runoff after Green surge scuppers outright win for Dilma Rousseff.