Santiago Navarro F.

Santiago Navarro is an economist, a freelance journalist, photographer and contributor to the Americas Program, Desinformémonos and SubVersiones.

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Protests in Brazil and Their Repression

Protesters in Brazil are demanding more as military police violently attempt to control the thousands who have taken to the streets.

By: Translated by Miriam Taylor &; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

February 17, 2015

News Analysis

Green Neocolonialism, Afro-Brazilian Rebellion in Brazil

The Afro-Brazilian Quilombola people are resisting the cellulose industry in Brazil and working for a post-eucalyptus reality.

By: Santiago Navarro F. ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Renata Bessi ,; Truthout

December 28, 2014

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The Partitioning of Brazil’s Ocean and Rivers Threatens Small-Scale Fishing Families

A model for large-scale fish production in Brazil has resulted in the displacement of small-scale fishing families.

By: Renata Bessi &; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

December 7, 2014

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Soy: Industry’s Miracle Bean in Brazil

The industrial cultivation of soy in Brazil results in deforestation and the expulsion of small-scale farmers from their land.

By: Santiago Navarro F. ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Renata Bessi ,; Truthout

November 30, 2014

News Analysis

Military Personnel Trained by the CIA Used Napalm Against Indigenous People in Brazil

The Brazilian government is investigating the deaths and abuses suffered by Indigenous peoples during military dictatorship.

By: Santiago Navarro F. ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Renata Bessi ,; Truthout

November 9, 2014

Interview

Mexico: Researcher Raises Alert About Environmental Dangers of Wind Farms

Southern Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec has the largest concentration of wind farm projects in Latin America. Biologist Patricia Mora explains what environmental impact studies leave out: the negative impacts …

By: Renata Bessi ,; Translated by Britt Munro ,; Sarah Farr ,; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

September 17, 2014

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As Men Emigrate, Indigenous Women Gain Political Opportunities and Obligations in Mexico

When men leave Mexico for the United States, indigenous systems of governance are threatened and more community responsibilities fall on women. Despite this, women are still fighting for space …

By: Renata Bessi ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

August 18, 2014

News Analysis

Communal Lands: Theater of Operations for the Counterinsurgency

US mapping expeditions in indigenous lands in Mexico conceal strategic US military economic and geopolitical goals.

By: Renata Bessi ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

August 11, 2014

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Mexico: Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples

The political-electoral reform Mexico's National Congress approved to organize 2015 elections is a step backward for indigenous towns in Mexico.

By: Renata Bessi ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

August 4, 2014

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The Changing Map of Latin America

The recognition of indigenous peoples' “ownership” of land in some Latin American countries has proved to be a disguised path to capitalist exploitation.

By: Renata Bessi ,; Translated by Miriam Taylor ,; Santiago Navarro F. ,; Truthout

July 29, 2014

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