The Guardian • Brazil
Issue #2031
“Brazil Is Back,” Says Lula After Election Victory
“Today, we are telling the world that Brazil is back and is too big to be relegated to the sad role of a pariah,” he...
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Issue #1958
Lula cleared to run against Bolsonaro after Supreme Court ruling
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is clear to run against Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s presidential election ...
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Issue #2042
GLOBAL BRIEFS
GERMANY: Air traffic came to a virtual standstill on the 17th February with around 2340 flights cancelled. The strike affected almost 300,000 passengers. Germany’s flag...
Read moreBrazil: Caught between hope and despair
Brazil’s next general election is scheduled to be held next year, on the 2nd October. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’...
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Issue #2014
BRICS, BRICS+, and the new G8”
What are BRICS, BRICS+, and the “new G8”? What is the meaning of these acronyms and why are they important? BRICS To begin with BRICS:...
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Issue #2052
May Day – Millions march around the world
People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe, and the Americas to mark May Day, in an outpouring of...
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Dear Editor, I am very happy about the recent victory of Lula in regaining the presidency of Brazil, but he has a lot of work...
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Issue #2181
Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)
Brasília, February 11, 2026. To the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Australia, On behalf of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), we warmly...
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Issue #2129
GLOBAL BRIEFS
VENEZUELA: The International Anti-fascist World Festival took place in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The 2,000 delegates from 125 countries called for consolidation of international...
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Issue #2187
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRAZIL: Brazilian union headquarters called on citizens to take part in the Workers’ March in the capital Brasilia. The mobilisation followed the Workers’ Conference which...
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Issue #2041
GLOBAL BRIEFS
PERU: Hip hop, rock reggae, and punk songs are accompanying the continuing protests of thousands of Peruvians. Displaying unprecedented creativity, Peruvian youth have composed songs...
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Issue #2059
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SRI LANKA: Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is accused in a report of tampering with police records in a bid to hamper investigations into mass graves...
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Issue #2147
International Meeting in Solidarity with Cuba, anti-imperialism and against the resurgence of fascism
After celebrating May Day in Revolution Square, international delegates from 269 organisations representing 39 countries gathered to show their support to the Cuban people, the...
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Issue #2134
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRITAIN: Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to protest US President Trump’s proposal to “take over”the Gaza Strip. The placards and banners in...
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Issue #2124
Brazil, Belt and Road and the USA’s Monroe Doctrine
The decision of the Brazilian government not to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being regarded by Washington as something of a setback...
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Issue #2108
Climate crisis hits Latin America
In 2023 climatic changes in Latin America and the Caribbean affected basic infrastructure, clean water supply, electricity generation, and food production. This places livelihoods and...
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Issue #2105
GLOBAL BRIEFS
KENYA: Biden promised to designate Kenya as the USA’s first “major non-NATO ally” in sub-Saharan Africa as Kenyan President William Ruto arrived in Washington for...
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Issue #2201
GLOBAL BRIEFS
IRAN: Dialysis equipment for 44,000 patients has finally reached Iran after being held by the United States for 95 days. The eight-container shipment had been...
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Issue #2040
GREEN NOTES
Anna Pha Welcome to Green Notes, a fortnightly column which will cover climate change, environmental issues and biodiversity and their impact on humanity including indigenous...
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Issue #2184
Colombian VP calls for closer ties with Africa
Colombia’s Vice President Francia Marquez has called for Global South unity in a speech to a forum of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean...
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Issue #2141
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRAZIL: Thousands of Indigenous people set up camps in Brasilia to defend their ancestral land rights and demand greater respect for Amazonian ecosystems. The ‘Free...
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Issue #2157
GLOBAL BRIEFS
Brazil: President Lula da Silva has condemned US sanctions against Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as blatant interference in Brazil’s justice system. The sanctions,...
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Issue #2155
GLOBAL BRIEFS
USA: The largest teachers’ unions in the US, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), have, alongside the American Federation...
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Issue #2136
Ainda Estou Aqui (I’m still here)
I’m still here tells a story from the dark past of the military dictatorship that gripped Brazil from 1964 to 1985. The film is based...
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Issue #2184
The overwhelming force of global solidarity with Cuba
Fifty tons of diverse products arrived from Mexico and Brazil. This was in addition to the aid arriving via the “Our America to Cuba Convoy,”...
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Issue #2174
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRAZIL: President Lula da Silva has announced the creation of two new higher education institutions – the Federal Indigenous University (UNIND) and the Federal University...
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Issue #2120
Climate terrorism in South America
The Amazon basin, with an area greater than Australia, has been receiving less rainfall than usual, over the period June to November. In 2023 water...
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Issue #2050
DINGO
The governments of ten Latin American and Caribbean countries met to discuss the best ways to jointly counter the inflationary wave sweeping the world which...
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Issue #2150
GREEN NOTES
The COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference is to be held in Belém, Brazil from 10 to 21 November 2025. Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula...
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Issue #2051
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SUDAN: Doctors Central Committee has reported that the number of people killed in clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rose...
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Issue #2154
BRICS: Multipolar reality
BRICS is the heir to the Non-Aligned Movement,” declared Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the economic alliance’s 17th annual summit, held July...
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Issue #2172
GREEN NOTES
Brazil, the host nation of COP30, is facing criticism for approving new oil drilling off the Amazon River’s mouth just before the start of the...
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Issue #2174
GREEN NOTES
In the aftermath of COP 30 in Belem, Brazil this November it is worth considering the plight of the Guarani community in Bolivia. Climate conferences...
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Issue #2100
GREEN NOTES
Anna Pha Carbon offsets are a tradeable financial product. The product may be in the form of a reduction in greenhouse gases, carbon storage such...
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Issue #2076
DINGO
Thick smoke enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a...
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Issue #2130
Mining corpsí colonial arrogance
“Rio-Glencore merger would create a copper powerhouse” ran a headline in the Sydney Morning Herald on 17 January, trumpeting yet another triumph in the drive...
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Issue #2154
EDITORIAL
Vietnam is joining BRICS as a partner country. Some questions you may have include: • joining what? • which means what exactly? • why should...
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