News and Updates: Brazilian Government
The proposal goes against Constitutional Amendment 81, which became known as the "PEC [Proposed Constitutional Amendment] of slave labor"
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We understand that in these elections two projects are in dispute. And we stand in favor of the project that defends the workers, democracy and a more just and sovereign country
The MST...
MST leader says elections show how important it is for people to mobilize and vote
Electing a president and state and federal representatives who have a commitment to workers is how the people...
Just a few days after the Free Lula vigil in Curitiba, Brazil marked its one month anniversary, I visited the site to...
Landless Workers’ Movement releases open letter endorsing Lula’s candidacy and demanding justice for Marielle Franco
The Landless Workers’ Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra...
Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula, the leading candidate in Brazil’...
According to Keli Mafort, of the national coordination of the MST, the agrarian counter-reform by the coup government must be defeated in the struggle.
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With joy and irreverence, the MST Folia bloc has drawn important guidelines around the struggle for democracy
Carnival is one of the most popular celebrations in Brazil. Over time it has become...
The place is the same where the encampment Marcelino Chiarello was violently evicted in November 2017.
On Saturday morning, February 17, 2018, 400 families of the MST of Santa Catarina...
Many believe agribusiness pulled Brazil out...