Holiday Message from the MST
What the Supreme Court justice’s decision that may free Lula could mean
Brazilian justice ruled that prisoners jailed before exhausting all appeals should be released
Supreme Court justice issues ruling that may free Brazil’s Lula
Justice ruled in favor of petition filed by Communist Party of Brazil to release prisoners whose case is pending appeal
Activists call for justice for Lula on anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights
Left-wing leaders exposed persecution against former Brazilian president Lula on Day of Struggle to Free Lula
As the world celebrated 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, a number of rallies and demonstrations took place in Brazil on the National Day of Struggle to Free Lula.
Brazilian Friends of the MST Express Solidarity and Resistance
by Maura Silva
ABOUT THE CASE: Who is Justice serving?
By ordering the removal of families who live in the Quilombo Campo Grande camp, the Brazilian state hurts long-standing human rights resolutions
MST Letter: Urgent Action to help 450 families facing eviction
Dear comrades and Friends
First of all, on behalf of the MST and the 450 families of Quilombo Campo Grande Camp, we thank all solidarity letters received against the eviction of our camp.
Unfortunatelly, during a hearing held on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7, Brazilian judge Walter Zwicker Esbaille Junior ordered the eviction of 450 families who live in the area of the old Ariadnópolis mill owned by a bankrupt debtor in the city of Campo do Meio, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Motion in support of the occupation of the old Ariadnópolis quilombo plant in Campo Grande
Urgent Action is needed to support 450 families threatened with eviction after 20 years of occupation. This is just the beginning of the soon-to-be Bolsanaro regime's attack on the social movements, in general, and the MST in particular.
Social participation in the distribution of national wealth is even more at risk
The evaluation is by Valter Pomar, historian and professor of UFABC, in an interview with Rádio Brasil de Fato on Sunday (October 28)
MST’s João Pedro Stedile: “We have to go back to doing grassroots work”
Landless workers’ leader spoke with Brasil de Fato on the next steps for the left after Jair Bolsonaro’s victory
"We leave this process with closer ties and organized capacity and strength to resist this professed fascist offensive," said João Pedro Stedile, from the national coordination of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) about the result of Brazil's 2018 presidential elections.