Far right gains in the Amazon: why do Nature’s destroyers win elections?
Militarism, agribusiness, evangelical Christianity, and links to criminal factions - SUMAÚMA examined why predatory political forces are consolidating their power ahead of the 2026 presidential race
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A Beiradeira que venceu o grilador
A Seringueira entortada aos beijos de Lausminda de Jesus foi um dos marcos para que a comunidade Beiradeira de Montanha e Mangabal, no Tapajós, provasse sua existência no território
Welcome to Itaituba, the gold laundering capital of Brazil
Amidst an explosion in illegal mining operations in the Amazon, a city on the banks of the Tapajós River has become a major beneficiary and facilitator
Ferrogrão: Tribunal Popular condena a estrada de ferro que vai cortar a Amazônia
O julgamento, que colocou um saco de soja da Cargill no banco dos réus, mostrou que o megaprojeto do governo brasileiro só beneficia grandes corporações transnacionais e aproxima a maior floresta tropical do planeta do ponto de não retorno
Cargill wants to expand its destruction in the Amazon
Despite failing to meet legal requirements, the U.S.-based corporation operates two ports exporting soy from Pará. Now it wants to build a third. Though the project has not yet left the drawing board, the Public Prosecutor’s Office suspects the proposed site around the Abaetetuba islands was irregularly acquired
Pro-mining mayor defies government and reality
The Amazonian municipality of Itaituba is a centre of illegal gold prospecting, which puts it firmly in the sights of the federal government's crackdown on polluting activity inside indigenous territory. The pro-mining mayor Valmir Climaco response has been to deny the existence of indigenous lands, despite hundreds of years of evidence to the contrary.
