Investments in Agrarian Reform and family farming are alternatives to the crisis in Brazil
Destruction of policies to support Agrarian Reform and Family Farming by the Bolsonaro government deeply affected the settlements
MST Victories
Inform, educate and organize the people’s struggle in Brazil
20 years of the MST’s communications sector outlines the process of resistance and political organization needed to defend the democratization of mass media
After weeks of tension, government and MST dismiss the possibility of National Guard action
The Movement will authorize federal troops to enter in order to escort experts; evictions have been discarded
MST holds national tree planting campaign throughout Brazil
The action is part of the National Plan to Plant Trees and Produce Healthy Food, launched by the MST at the beginning of 2019
Between September 20 and 26, the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) will carry out a big campaign of planting trees across the country.
Since the start of the pandemic, MST has donated more than 3,400 tons of food
The donations which initially began being offered by encampments and settlements, today are a part of two larger solidarity initiatives in Brazil
This past Tuesday (September 8th), after 115 days without a Health Minister, Brazil hit the grim milestone of 127,004 deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus.
100 years of Florestan Fernandes, a theoretician who served the working class
The sociologist who took his class origins to the books and study, saw revolution as essential for the transformation of Brazil
Aid for family farmers approved by the Chamber of Deputies
Proposal provides aid of R$ 3,000 [approximately US$ 575], aid for cisterns and postponement of debts; farmers receive R $ 6 thousand
On Monday (July 20) the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill to help family farmers while the Covid-19 crisis persists.
Donations, acts and live broadcasts marked the launch of the Emergency Plan for People’s Agrarian Reform
MST proposal points to way out of crises
This Friday (June 5), World Environment Day, the MST launched the Emergency Plan for People’s Agrarian Reform, proposed by the Movement for Brazil with the aim of creating jobs, producing food, moving trade and guaranteeing income and decent living conditions for the people in the midst of the pandemic.
MST launches Emergency Plan with donation of 10 tons of food this Friday (June 5th) in Paraná
Action will mark the launch of the Emergency Plan for Agrarian Reform, proposed by the Movement at the national level to face hunger and the economic crisis during the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
Activist farmers in Brazil feed the hungry and aid the sick as president downplays coronavirus crisis
For months, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has insisted the coronavirus is not a serious threat. Beyond instituting a national lockdown in mid-March, his government has left 209 million Brazilians largely without federal help during the pandemic.