Elson Concepción Pérez | internet@granma.cu The workers’ leader, the man who during his term as President of Brazil pushed for laws and social plans that allowed some 30 million Brazilians to be lifted out of poverty, whom all the polls indicate is the favorite, by a large majority, to win the presidential elections of 2018,…
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Beyond the Restitution of Lula’s Rights as a Former President
Manifesto of Lula to the Brazilian People | ESP, ENG, POR | World mobilization map #LulaLivre #LulaLibre #FreeLula Granma | internet@granma.cu SÃO PAULO.— The Regional Federal Court of the 3rd Region (TRF3) ruled on May 29 that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s rights as a former President were to be restituted, overturning a May 17…
Brazil: Agrarian Reform Cooperatives Transform Landless Workers’ Lives
Residents of settlements showcase their forms of organization at the MST National Fair in São Paulo Catiana de Medeiros MST Many different forms of organization were necessary for the Landless Workers’ Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra – MST) to successfully promote the 3rd National Agrarian Reform Fair in São Paulo, Brazil. One of…
Justice for Marielle and Anderson, Against the Military Intervention and Black Genocide
Mariana Pitasse Seminar organized by movements and political organizations is part of the “30 Days for Marielle” Campaign / Rafael Stedile The murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, the military intervention in her hometown, and the genocide against black people in Brazil were not overlooked at the 3rd…
Brazil: “It is necessary to occupy large estates and transfer land to workers to transform the countryside”
MST In an interview, Marina dos Santos of the MST, comments on the National Day of Struggles for Agrarian Reform that takes place this month within the framework of April 17 – International Day of Peasant Struggles. Budget cuts, asphyxia of the agrarian policy, end of social programs and the increase in violence are some…
Network in Defense of Humanity (Caribbean Chapter) Denounce Sentence Against Lula da Silva
JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK IN DEFENSE OF HUMANITY (CARIBBEAN CHAPTER) and CARIBBEAN PEACE MOVEMENT FREE LULA! THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK IN DEFENSE OF HUMANITY (CARIBBEAN CHAPTER) and THE CARIBBEAN PEACE MOVEMENT (CPM) is disgusted and outraged by the latest episode in the orchestrated illicit right-wing oligarchical campaign to target and “bring down” by foul…
