4. Xipaya Indians & Beiradeiros: a tale of two cultures
Visits to Arara and Xipaya indian communities and beiradeiro river people, the conflicts, agreements and pursuit of fair treatment.
Brazil: Fachin’s list: the Odebrecht earthquake
Sâo Paulo. April 19. The sheer scale and volume of the gigantic bribery operation that has been bankrolling the entire infrastructure of Brazilian politics...
Rio Trombetas: The Last Quilombo
Indigenous villagers protesting against hydro-electric projects face escalating intimidation.
CHAVEZ IS DEAD, THE MEDIA ARE ALIVE AND KICKING
Media reporting of the Venezuelan President was deeply biased while he lived, and remains so now.
Brazil: on the eve of elections, Haddad up, Bolsonaro down
São Paulo, October 23. On the eve of the second round of the presidential elections, armed police and officials from electoral tribunals invaded at...
2. Terra do Meio: Families risk eviction from Ecological Preserve
Sue Branford reaches an area whose 'ecology' designation puts long-term residents at risk of losing their homes and land
Bolivia: will women hold onto their gains?
This
article was written in early March, before the effects of Covid-19 virus became
clear. Since then the national elections scheduled for 3 May have been
postponed,...
Part 3: Uruará
In the third episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford reaches Uruará, a town of some 50,000 inhabitants on the Transamazônica highway.
Amazon Besieged: LAB Newsletter 30 November 2018
30 November 2018
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
LAB News
LAB's new book Amazon Besieged is published on 1 December. We are launching it at a...
Brazil : protest works
In the second of her blogs from São Paulo, Jan Rocha says that "people power" is already bringing results