Brazil
Genre-bending Brazilian film ‘Bacurau’ highlights struggle between North and South
March 13, 2020Bacurau was filmed before Jair Bolsonaro won the corrupted election for presidency of Brazil, yet in its timelessness seems to say more now about Brazil and global North-South relations than even before. It’s hard to imagine...
Read moreLula freed after surprise Brazilian Supreme Court ruling
November 8, 2019The court ruled Thursday that people should only be imprisoned after all appeals to higher courts have been exhausted.
Read moreProfits roll in for “corporate vultures” while Amazon rainforest burns
September 13, 2019The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
Read moreReconstruyen lentamente el Museo Nacional de Brasil
September 3, 2019Mientras las autoridades marcaban el lunes el aniversario del devastador incendio, el director del museo Alexander Kellner dijo que el personal alberga esperanzas de que la institución abra de nuevo para cuando Brasil festeje su bicentenario...
Read moreBolsonaro: I’ll save Amazon rainforest by giving it to corporations
August 26, 2019Since taking office, Bolsonaro said from the outset he intends to open up areas reserved for Brazil’s 900,000 Amazonian indigenous communities to agricultural and mining interests.
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