Uruguay: Pepe Mujica, hero, populist, or demagogue?
President Mujica's humble life and style have been widely popular, but not everyone likes or respects him. Javier Farje reports from Montevideo.
Brazil : protest works
In the second of her blogs from São Paulo, Jan Rocha says that "people power" is already bringing results
Temer takes Brazil back to the past
Taking the 'country of the future' back to the past
Sao Paulo, 20th October. It seems that Michel Temer will stop at nothing to buy...
Part 2: Santarém
In the second episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford reaches Santarém, a sleepy river-port located precisely where the green water of the Tapajós river flows in to the red, muddier water of the Amazon.
Gold Mining in the Amazon: Life in a garimpo
São José is a currutela, a village of gold-panners. Life is precarious but until recently there was some stability and community spirit.
Central America: The myths and realities of gold mining
A new report from Caritas highlights the four grand myths peddled by gold mining companies in the Isthmus.
Pope Francis: his role in Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
The new Pope, the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, was complicit with some of the worst atrocities committed by the military, say Argentine human rights activists.
Elections in Chile & Honduras. Peace problems in Colombia -LAB Newsletter...
28 November 2017
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
Elections
Chile: Results in the first round of Chile’s presidential elections, on November 19, confounded all the pollsters. Sebastián...
Bolivia: when democracy went awol
Evo’s
last years in power marked by violations of democracy
November 10 2019 will be a day to remember in Bolivian history. At 16:50 of...
Paraguay: Can the deforestation be stopped?
The Chaco region is under imminent threat of total deforestation