MST Occupies the Area of Veracel in Southern Bahia
By Silvia Adoui From São Paulo, Brazil, NP Radioagencia Week of April 14 The Fazenda Puntumujú, in the extreme south of Bahia, was occupied by the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST).
Acquittal of the Fazendeiro in the Death of Dorothy Stang is Nullified
By Luíse Desiree From São Paulo, the Radioagência NP April 7, 2009 The Justice Court of Pará nullified, on Tuesday (04/07/09), the trial that acquitted the rancher Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura.
Stedile Says that Government Is Afraid to Lead in the Debate on Crisis
by Luciana Lima Reporter Agency Brazil Brasilia - The lack of debate and new ideas to combat the global financial crisis means the government and the entrepreneurial class cannot solve the cur
[03/27/09] MST Informa #164: We Are Not Going to Pay for the Crisis!
The MST is participating in the demonstrations in defense of the working class and against the worldwide economic crisis alongside the most representative groups of the union, student, and people’s
[3/17/09] MST Informa #163: Women Struggle against Agribusiness, for Agrarian Reform and Food Sovereignty
Women from La Via Campesina mobilized last week on March 8th for International Women’s Day.
[2-10-2009] Migration and Mechanization in Brazil's Biofuel Cane Fields
Migration and Mechanization in Brazil's Biofuel Cane Fields Gretchen Gordon | February 9, 2009 In the rich sugarcane region of São Paulo lies the quiet town of Guariba.
[01/05/09] MST Informa #158: Only struggle can improve the life of the people
In 2008, we wrote yet another chapter about the struggle between the two disputing projects in Brazilian agriculture.
[12/03/08] The Dark Side of Brazil's Agribusiness Boom: Violence, Mutiny and Environmental Pillage in the Amazon
By: Isabella Kenfield For Global Alternatives As Brazil's economy booms from rising agricultural commodity prices worldwide, conflicts over land in the Amazon--where the agricultural frontier is r
[11/19/08] MST Informa #156: Agrofuels as an Obstacle to the Building of Sovereignty
Agrofuels, like ethanol, are part of an agricultural model that does not produce food, but on the contrary, increases environmental damage through deforestation, burning sugarcane, and other social
[10-16-08] MST Informa #154: Food Sovereignty and Agriculture
The United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO) announced that the number of people that go hungry in the world rose from 850 million to 925 million this year. What caused this?
