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Parliamentarians denounce gov't absence in combating wildfires in the Pantanal region

If the Jair Bolsonaro govt doesn’t act, “we will have to see if the rain puts out the fires,” says lawmaker

VIDEO | As Brazilian forests burn, the population faces a growing hunger problem

Also featured: how a reduction in emergency assistance will impact millions and entertainment in the country’s capital

Hunger affects 10.3 million Brazilians while 44% of rural homes lack food security

The conclusions are based on data gathered from 2017-2018 in 58,000 homes throughout the country

After weeks of tension, govt 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

“We don’t use pesticides nor burn things here”: a settlement govt seeks to evict

What life is like inside Jacy Rocha, a reference in agro-ecology and counterpoint to large scale farming in the region

The National Guard and the MST in the state of Bahia: understand what’s happening

The conflict began September 2nd, after a court order from the Justice Ministry; the cases relates to land reform

VIDEO | As govt drastically cuts oversight staff, wildfires reach record levels

Also featured: the Shout of the Excluded, evictions in Brazil’s largest city and Covid-19 in native communities

Since the start of the pandemic, MST has donated more than 3400 tons of food

Donations initially given by encampments and settlements, are now part of two larger solidarity initiatives in Brazil

From Lula to Bolsonaro: number of Ibama officials falls by up to 55%

“The rise in deforestation is a consequence of the weakening of enforcement agencies”, affirms expert

Historic day of struggle in Brazil reinvents itself with virtual and in person events

On Brazil’s Independence Day, social movements staged the Shout of the Excluded nationally

Government attacks women's rights after 10 yr old rape victim is harassed

Also featured: Volunteer firefighters in Pantanal, trans military officers and the latest news from Brazil

Brazil: fake news will influence the electoral debate in 2020

Experts criticize the scope of the Fake News bill: “it doesn’t go far enough”

New government rules try to “criminalize and impede” legal abortions by rape victims

Opposition has already begun legal proceedings to block measure altering legal

Case of 10 year old girl who had legal abortion reignites the debate in Brazil

Also featured: Bolsonaro once again assaults journalists, the destruction of sacred land and postal workers on strike

“We don’t want to be exploited, nor marginalized”: indigenous Warao seek autonomy

Many families prefer to live outside the public shelter available, even if unemployed, and in precarious conditions

Indigenous Warao encounter terrible living conditions at public shelter in Belém

Families housed there complain of the heat; lack of food and poor hygiene

Warao natives report challenges and difficulties of migration and life in Brazil

According to the UN, more than 4 thousand indigenous community members have entered the country upon leaving Venezuela

Fundamentalists harass 10 year old rape victim for having a legal abortion

Also featured: Landless families evicted from abandoned land, sanitation and the rise of indigenous Youtubers

Covid kills more among workers that depend on public transport

Deaths in the city of São Paulo are more frequent in poorer areas, where the population depends on public transportion

MST promises to replace “every brick” torn down in eviction of landless families

Residents of the Quilombo Campo Grande Camp were victims of a violent eviction last Friday (14th)