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Brasil | Mass protests close out General Strike against Bolsonaro's pension reforms

Strikers made stoppages in public transportation, blocked roads and organized street demonstrations in 380 cities

Thousands of Brazilians to go on strike against pension reforms on Friday

The countrywide general strike is against the proposed pension reforms that will raise the average retirement age

Reports confirm political bias behind legal persecution of Lula

The reports confirm the suspicion that the incarceration of former president Lula had deep political motivations

Brazil: Land and Territory Letter calls for the unification of the agrarian struggle

In the document, the historic programs of the peasant and environmental organizations in the country

Lula sends letter celebrating participants of Land and Earth Seminar

Meeting gather social movements, public officials and intellectuals of agrarian and environmental sectors

Brazil’s natural resources are targets for a capitalism in crisis, says MST leader

In the opening of seminar that debates agrarian and environmental issues, Stedile analyses global economic landscape

Hybrid war: dossier looks into the impacts of US attack on Venezuela

Alternative to traditional conflicts, method aims to destabilize governments through economic pressures

MST’s Stedile on 30M rallies: “Demonstrations give us energy to hold general strike”

Landless leader spoke with Brasil de Fato about education budget cut protests and called for general strike on Jun. 14

In São Paulo, 80,000 people attend third edition of Free Lula Festival

Dozens of artists performed during daylong event calling for freedom for Brazil’s former president, jailed in April 2018

30M: Massive rallies in defense of education call for general strike on Jun. 14

Nearly 1 million people protested in around 200 cities against the education budget cuts and the pension overhaul

30M: Brazilians hit the streets to fight education budget cuts and pension overhaul

Student movement called protests in several cities around Brazil to continue struggle after massive rallies on May 15

University budget cuts jeopardize rural teacher education programs in Brazil

Education professionals fear budget may not be enough to fund specific teaching training courses

Brazil cuts economic growth forecast for 13th consecutive time

New forecast released on Monday estimates a 1.23-percent GDP growth down from a 2.6-percent growth forecast in January

Smaller-than-promised pro-Bolsonaro rallies call for myriad, authoritarian demands

While organizers promised to “bring the country to a halt,” turnout was lower than education budget cut protests

Pro-Bolsonaro groups face crack-up as fears of low turnout loom over Sunday rallies

Supporters of Brazilian president call for protests, but major right-wing movements say they will not join mobilization

Bolsonaro administration approves 197 pesticides in five months

Three of the 31 products registered this week are composed of glyphosate, a substance associated with cancer

Bolsonaro’s disapproval rating on the rise, now higher than approval: poll

Pollster Atlas Político showed 36.2% of Brazilians now find the government bad or terrible

Cuts will impact more than 30% of budget in half of Brazil’s federal universities

Freeze will hit more than 50% of discretionary budget in some universities, a survey shows

Another Vale dam at risk of imminent collapse in Minas Gerais

Miner may be fined if it fails to present new report in 3 days; burst could affect 6,000 in panic-stricken communities

Brazil's student movement plans bigger rallies for May 30: “Struggle has just begun”

After strike on May 15, movements organize a second day of nationwide protests in defense of public education in Brazil