Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life
This article by Pepe Escobar first appeared in the Asia Times of 11 November. You can read the original here.
Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian...
Bolivia – Morales forced to resign
Bolivia Information Forum (UK) has provided the detailed account, below, of the events of the last several weeks, leading up to the surprise resignations...
Brazil: the PT lion roars again
São Paulo, November 10 2019. Following a controversial Supreme Court ruling, Lula has been temporarily freed after 580 days in prison on a corruption...
Chile: why didn’t this happen before?
LAB received this report from a long-term friend and supporter in Chile.
Santiago, 1 November
Dear friends at LAB, our country received so much help from...
Land conflicts and destruction in the Brazilian Amazon
This is the first of a series of articles contributed by LAB partner Agência Pública from São Paulo, Brazil. It brings together material first...
The Chilean Spring
It is spring in the Southern hemisphere. But in Chile, this spring is different - Santiago, 29 October
‘Chile has woken up’ is one of...
Bolivia’s botched election: protestors take to the streets
There is a phrase that has been repeated many times in Bolivia over the last four years: democracy has been fatally wounded. It was first...
Santiago de Chile: Graphic images of the violence
These images of the recent violence in Santiago, Chile, taken during the last few days, were sent to LAB on WhatsApp
Colombia: as the peace accords atrophy, it’s back to armed force
Colombia is once again at the of international news stories, with the announcement of a return to arms by some former leaders of the...
Colombia´s anti-drugs policies: evidence versus ideology
In Colombia, a new voluntary crop substitution programme was designed with participation of many of the small-scale coca producers themselves. This was a key...