We are the Amazon
After the
Catholic Church started the preparation for its Amazon Synod, Christian Aid’s Latin
America and the Caribbean division worked with faith-based organisations across
the region. Together...
The Synod on the Amazon
A synod is a meeting of representatives of Church
communities to discuss issues of doctrine or Church governance. So far, for most people, so boring. ...
Bolsonaro: is there method in his madness?
11 August 2019, São Paulo.
Each day the list of outrageous, insulting, untruthful comments by the president grows longer as President Jair Bolsonaro takes aim...
Tekoha Sauce: community fights to recover land at Itaipú
Written for LAB by William Costa
'We were very happy when we lived on the banks of the Paraná River. We had our houses, we...
The Amazon comes to Cologne
Letter No 2 from Elisa Dias, Cabelo Seco, Marabá, 13 June 2019
Dear Friends,
My experience in Belgium was really extraordinary. We learned so much in...
An Amazon view of Brussels
Letter from Elisa. Rios de Encontro. 4 June 2019
Dear Friends,
When I was leaving Marabá, I realised I was entering on a new phase of...
Former ministers blast Bolsonaro’s environmental assaults
A new manifesto by eight of Brazil’s past environment ministers has accused the rightist Bolsonaro administration of “a series of unprecedented actions...
Brazilian Amazon: 3 massacres in 12 days
The Amazon has seen 3 probable massacres in 12 days — likely a record for the region — as violence has exploded...
Belo Monte dam: conflict in the Amazon
The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy. But critics...
The Battle of Belo Monte
On 12 January 2014, TV Folha broadcast a special programme 'The Battle of Belo Monte' a live reporting of the largest and most controversial...