Brazil at a Crossroads: The Environment or Oil and Gas

Patricia Rodriguez/NACLA People march in Belém, Brazil, in defense of the Amazon, August 8, 2023. Messages on signs include “Amazon free of destruction and “Free Amazon, zero petroleum.” (photo: Cícero Pedrosa Neto/Amazônia Real) 13 february 24 (RSN.org) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration brought high hopes of reversing devastating… Continue reading

Brazilian Supreme Court Delivers ‘Historic Victory’ to Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous people react as they watch a broadcast of the ‘Temporal Framework’ trial on a screen installed in front of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia, Brazil, on September 21, 2023.  (Photo: Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The court ruled against the Big Ag-backed “time limit trick,” which… Continue reading