In countries like Brazil, there is a fierce fight between those who see climate disruption as a crisis of civilization and those who resist making urgently needed changes. As leader of the G-20, Lula will need to position himself
In his choice of a new supreme court justice, the president still has a chance to ‘fulfill the interests and expectations’ of a Brazil crying out for equality
The strongest root in Brazil’s Indigenous movement, the elder put out a new call to relatives: he is preparing his succession, but he is still in the fight. And he promises to ‘give Lula an earful’
The referendum to halt oil drilling in the Yasuni national park is a victory for the Amazon forest, indigenous communities and climate activists. Brazil’s president Lula would do well to heed the lesson it teaches about stranded assets
A lone voice in the defense of generations to come, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed a ban on new oil contracts in the planet’s largest tropical rainforest, but Lula and the leaders of the other six countries who will be in Belém do not appear to support him
The Worker’s Party knew weeks ago that Congress would undercut the environmental area. But not only did the party abandon ministers. It also condoned changes that make the organizational structure of Lula’s administration look similar to Bolsonaro’s
Indigenous leaders feel Lula hasn’t said anything about the so-called timeframe thesis because he’s afraid of Congress. As a result, they are promising continuous mobilization
Anthropologist Caio Pompeia, explains how Brazil’s leading agriculture industry think tank strengthened the political influence of the country’s farming sector and how it is planning to respond to the election of Lula.
The Lula government wants to expand registration of the social welfare program in indigenous lands, but this alone will not be enough. The system of cash transfers must be adapted to the realities of different indigenous peoples. Without this, it could cause more misery and violence.
New research reveals half of illegal gold mines are in areas with isolated indigenous peoples, highlighting the need for Lula’s third administration to strengthen the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Funai (the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples)