Written by Luciane Salles · Translated by David Bond Brazil has opened the door to the cultivation of sugar cane for the first time in areas of the Amazon forest and surrounding wetlands and savanna, causing concern among environmentalists. Federal Bill number 626/2011 [1] [pt], approved by the Brazilian Federal Senate on May 15, 2013, […]
Brazil: Amnesty International Campaign to Stop Forced Evictions
Written by Melissa Rossi While many Rio de Janeiro residents, known as cariocas, are looking forward to the exciting games, colorful banners, and renovated stadiums of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in the city, other less fortunate Brazilians will remember the event forever with grief and indignation over losing their homes for […]
Chilean Student Movement Revival
Written by Elizabeth · Translated by Peter Jones With a massive protest at the national level, the student movement [1] demanding free, quality education returned to the streets of Chile in full force. Using slogans like “and it’s going to fall, it’s going to fall, the education of Pinochet…and Bachelet,” students from throughout the country […]
Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
Written by J. Tadeo On May 13, 2012, Mexico woke up to see yet another result of the battle being fought as part of the current administration’s war [1] against organized crime. The facts occurred in the county of Cadereyta Jiménez, in the Nuevo León state in northern Mexico, just 400 kilometers away from the […]
Argentina: Government Accepts UN Mediation in Falklands Conflict
Written by Natán Calzolari and Translated by Alex Higson Amidst a climate of rising tensions with the United Kingdom, the Argentinian government has decided to take the conflict over the sovereignty of the Falklands [1] to the UN. This year the debate on the subject has escalated, with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Prime Minister David Cameron exchanging […]
Nicaragua: Telecom Company CLARO Censors Clients
Written by Norman Garcia This past November 29, some less-than-satisfied customers decided to start a blog complaining about the telecommunications company CLARO Nicaragua [1] [es], a subsidiary of América Móvil [2] consortium which belongs to the most wealthy man in the world, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú. The blog is called Claro que NO! [3] [es], a play on words in Spanish meaning ‘of […]