Victory for small Amazon community
Federal judge suspends activities of a Canadian-owned mining company near the small community of São José, after LAB team of journalists exposes the harm the company is causing.
Uruguay’s paradox: will the pandemic accelerate neo-liberal policies?
To many citizens' dismay, Uruguay's exemplary handling of the pandemic could help pave the way for the Lacalle Pou administration to pass new, seemingly neoliberal, legislation.
Brazil: MST guidance vs Bolsonaro’s irresponsibility
Brazil's president Bolsonaro has ridiculed the coronavirus crisis as being a mere flu, outraging health professionals and going against most members of his own...
Guatemala: Food Crisis in the Polochic Exacerbates as Government Repression Continues
Eviction of indigenous community in Guatemala.
Sinister use of social media
The use by the police of social media to coordinate revenge killings may explain the increase in police-related homicides in Brazil in recent months.
Brazil: geomapping to protect Kalunga lands
Geomapping has enabled quilombola communities in Goiás state, Brazil, to demarcate their land, apply for titles and mount a defence against invading soya farmers, ranchers, miners and land thieves. They are now receiving international recognition.
Argentina: land-grabbing by China
Students, environmental organisations, unions, church groups in Argentina are protesting, as one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms is acquiring thousands of hectares of land
BRAZIL: WOMEN BABACU BREAKERS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
The spread of commercial farming and mining in the north and north-east is threatening the livelihoods of the babaçu breakers, long renowned for their fearlessness and their strong community spirit. Giovanna Grandoni reports.
Colombia ends fumigation
In a surprising move Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to end the spraying of Monsanto's Round Up as a means of eradicating coca.