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Public Debate on the Shape of Socialism in Cuba

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The absence of more open social policies and real citizen participation are some of the concerns being debated in the run-up to the Sixth Congress of the ruling Cuban Communist Party (PCC) in April.

Uruguay: Mujica’s first term

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The former guerrilla leader, José Mujica, has just completed his first year in office as president of Uruguay. In a special article for LAB, Jack Reynolds looks at whether Mujica has lived up to the high expectations when he was elected. 

Brazil Opposed to Military Options in Libya Crisis

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Foreign ministers from Brazil, India and South Africa will meet in Delhi from 7-8 March. Patriota will seek support for Brazil's position that no kind of foreign military intervention should occur in Libya.

Brazil: the latest round in the Guarani struggle

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At the end of February, the trial was held of the men accused of killing the Guarani leader Marcos Verón in 2003. Jan Rocha, who was at the trial, sent this special report.

In Haiti, Land Reform as a Pillar of Reconstruction

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Ronel Thelusmond is the director of the technical division of the National Institute for the Application of Agrarian Reform (INARA), which is part of the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture.

WikiLeaks: Why Brazil matters to US climate policy-makers

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The leaks, brought together by redd-monitor.org, give a fascinting glimpse into U.S. climate policy towards Brazil, particularly its concern that Brazil should favour carbon trading.

Argentina: further fall in beef exports

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Argentina, once renowned throughout the world for the large herds of cattle roaming its pampas, has fallen behind Brazil, Uruguay and now even Paraguay in its beef exports.

Latin America and Gaddafi

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How can Latin America's 'revolutionary' leaders support Gaddafi? Those who came to power on the back of mass democratic movements cannot deny Libyans the right to topple a dictator, says Mike Gonzalez.

Obama’s Latin American tour

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At the end of March, President Obama will make his first official visit to Latin America. Aleksander Aguilar looks at why he has chosen to visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador.

Brazil: Belo Monte dam ruling reversed

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While the country was absorbed in the annual Carnival, construction work began on the controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, after a higher court overruled an earlier judicial decision to halt the project on envrionmental and social grou

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