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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.
Brazilian Indigenous Leader: Carbon Trading Scheme “REDD” a False Solution to Climate Change
The controversial carbon trading scheme known as REDD has set off protests in the global south.
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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.
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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.
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Latin America Moves Towards Decarbonizing the Economy
The IPCC advocates a low-carbon economy.
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Black Community Crisis: Police Violence in Brazil
For a group of black mothers in Brazil, this year's Black Consciousness Day action will focus on the crisis of lethal racial profiling by police.
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Cultivating Climate Justice: Brazilian Workers Leading the Charge Toward Zero Waste
The recycling workers of Brazil are on the forefront of a nation-wide movement for zero waste.
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.
Dilma’s Electoral Victory in Brazil Should Be No Surprise After Economic and Social Gains Under PT Governments, CEPR Co-Director Says
Brazil's economic growth has gpne up while poverty and inequality have gone down in the last decade.
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On World Day of Food, Struggling for Land in Brazil
Food sovereignty is the concept that every people has the right to make decisions about, produce, and consume its own local, healthy, culturally appropriate food.