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José Valdir Misnerovicz (Valdir) was recently released from prison after being held for months on terrorism charges for leading occupations of land by the MST. Below is his letter of thanks to all of his supporters:
International Allies Challenge Corporate Control of the Food System and False Solutions of Biotechnology
SEATTLE, WA, August, 31 2016 – The US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) is pleased...
The day mobilized 30,000 people in 14 states plus the Federal District, with land occupations, public buildings and marches held by a broad unity of the movements of the countryside
Day mobilized 30,000 people...This week, popular movements, unions, and religious organizations who work in rural areas
carried out the “Days of Unified Struggle of Rural Workers.” The days of struggle involved building occupations and blockade of...
As the Olympic Games come to a close in Rio de Janeiro, non-governmental organizations and unions in the United States are condemning the impeachment process against Brazil’s president. A public statement released today states: “We, the undersigned organizations, support democracy in Brazil and denounce the forced removal of Brazil’s elected...
Posted on Friday, the law eases the budget reassignment, the main justification the removal of Dilma
Unelected President Temer and...
By 61 votes to 20, the Senate decided in favor of effectively separating Dilma Rousseff from her seat, 
and the political crisis will only get worse with the new government.
In a voting that will infamously...
Brazil’s right wing finally achieved what it couldn’t win for years at the ballot box, ending 13 years of left-wing governance.
The fate of Brazilian democracy was decided Wednesday as the country’s Senate voted 61 to 20 to impeach suspended President Dilma Rousseff after a trial that many international critics have described as a farce ...
Over a hundred thousand people attended the protest against the Temer government on Sunday, September 4 on Paulista Avenue. The demonstration, organized as a united action by the Brazil Popular Front and People Without Fear,...
Interview with Joao Pedro Stedile, leader of the MST, on the political crisis in Brazil.
After the penultimate vote of the Senate on the impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff, we interviewed Joao Pedro...