Latin America
Lula, thw BRICS, Russia and China
How will President Lula navigate his affinity for Russia?
By David Monyae
Jan 8, 2023
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, was inaugurated as...
Venezuela: Metalworkers Block Highway, Protest for Better Pay
Mérida, January 14, 2023
Venezuelan industrial workers have staged demonstrations to demand higher wages at state-owned steelmaking company Siderúrgicas del Orinoco (Sidor).
Since last Monday, hundreds...
Peru: US-Backed Coup Regime Has Murdered 46 Demonstrators
By Steve Lalla
Jan 11, 2023
In Peru, the death toll has risen to at least 46 following the December 7 US-backed coup overthrowing democratically elected...
Brazil: a victory in a tragedy underway
by Virgínia Fontes
1 January 2023
Lula’s victory raises many hopes, despite the alliances made too early with a motley array of forces, including those who...
‘No Amnesty!’: Brazilian Democracy Defenders Call for Imprisonment of Pro-Bolsonaro Attackers
"In a revolutionary situation workers are a hundred times more to the left than the Party, the Party a hundred times more to the...
Brazil – the Netanyahu connection
Brazil's new leader Lula ousts Israel envoy appointed by predecessor Bolsonaro
Jan 11, 2023
Brazil’s Ambassador to Israel General Gerson Menandro Garcia de Freitas was booted...
Eduardo Bolsonaro and Bannon
Son of Brazil President Bolsonaro joins Steve Bannon group
Feb 2, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawmaker son has joined a nationalist group founded by Steve...
Brazil – The Internet connection
Watchdog Says Social Media Giants 'Directly Aided' Fascist Insurrection in Brazil
By Jake Johnson
Jan 10, 2023
The fascist attack on Brazil's main government complex was...
The fascist storming of Brasilia: A warning to the working class
By Tomas Castanheira
10 January 2023
The January 8 invasion of the government headquarters in Brazil by a fascist mob of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters...
Biden Isn’t Great for Latin America, But Trump Was Far Worse
by Ariela Ruiz Caro*
Jan 10, 2023
Two major developments can be inferred from the results of the November 8, 2022 mid-term elections in the United...