Haiti: Hope in the season of hurricanes
Prospéry Raymond, Christian Aid’s country manager for Haiti and the Dominican Republic, reflects on how Haiti is moving on from one disaster and preparing...
Michel Temer: Captain of Brazil’s Titanic
Aug 14 2017
What is President Temer's weapon for fighting corruption charges? Why, corruption of course.
In his relentless battle to stay in power, President Michel...
Brazil: new dams threaten Aripuana basin
With the bancada ruralista mining / agribusiness lobby in control of the Temer government and Congress, a Brazilian company, Intertechne Consultores, sees it...
Brazil: why is Michel Temer still President?
This is a slightly edited version of an article, first published by Brasil Wire. You can see the original here.
It is always hard to...
Brazil: rural land conflicts are part of a planned project of...
The article was published (in Portuguese) by MST here. Translated and with additional material by Mike Gatehouse, for LAB.
2016 turned out to be the...
Mining: Nicaraguan communities claim partial victory over Condor Gold
This article is mainly based on material made available by London Mining Network.
According to ACAFREMIN, the new regional alliance against metal mining in Central...
Central America: a new alliance against mining
This article was first published by NACLA on 24 May 2017
Miguel López took cover in the shade at the entrance to the hilltop cemetery....
Brazil: MST occupy farms of elite land-owners
This article was originally published by Mongabay on 28 July 2017.
This week, Brazil’s internationally recognized Landless Workers Movement (MST) launched a coordinated protest...
Canada’s toxic policies in Mexico and Latin America
Pretty Faces, Grisly Interests
This article was published on the website of Canadian progressive magazine Briarpatch. LAB has added titles and images.
Main image: Banner...
Brazil: a curious conviction
On 12 July ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months imprisonment by Judge Sérgio Moro. In contrast...