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...
Terra do Meio 3: O rio Iriri – conservação e seus...
Na terceira de seis postagens, uma discussão sobre os problemas dos colonos (barragens, legislação ambiental, grileiros) e uma visita a uma fazenda “fantasma”.
Tradução: Maria...
Colombia: peace, but maybe not the peace we hoped for
Without addressing crucial elements of the original agreement, the revised peace deal risks not living up to expectations in Colombia.
It has been a year...
Polarisation and Prospects for Social Harmony in Venezuela
Hugo Chávez needs to address the deep divisions in Venezuelan society.
Uruguay punches above its weight
Uruguay, once regarded as a backwater, is taking on the Big Boys with its daring new policies.
Covid-19 in Latin America – Update 13, 25 August
The latest update from LAB on Coronavirus incidence and counter-measures highlights worrying increases in cases in several countries and little sign of people in countries such as Brazil blaming their rulers for the spread of the pandemic.
Chico Mendes — 25 years after his death
The Amazon activist, Chico Mendes, was murdered outside the door of his house on 22 December 1988. Jan Rocha, who met him, looks at his legacy.
Covid-19 in Latin America
By Emily Gregg, with additional material from David Lehmann, Mike Gatehouse and LAB correspondents in the region.LAB has put together this overview of the...
Covid-19 in Latin America – Update 12, 6 August
Covid-19 in Latin America. Update 12 from LAB. Protests in Bolivia's prisons, Jair Bolsonaro's test results, Chileans withdraw pension funds, Colombians try to do the same, hotels in Mexico are to be converted into temporary refuges for victims of domestic violence.
Brazil – serious setback on children’s rights looms
The Brazilian Congress, now dominated by the right, may soon vote to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16.