"I will only leave this land if I am dead!"
In memory of an activist who was killed in the struggle - Luis Ferreira lives!
Driver rams truck into demonstration, kills 72-year-old outside MST encampment in Brazil
An MST member was killed and a journalist was injured after a truck was driven over protesters in Valinhos, São Paulo
A driver rammed a truck at high speed on Thursday into a demonstration held by landless families who live in the Marielle Vive Camp in Valinhos, a one-hour drive out of São Paulo, Brazil, killing an elderly man and injuring a journalist.
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
The streets answered with a resounding “no” to Jair Bolsonaro’s proposition of pension reform, to his intentions of restraining rights, and to the continuity of attacks against the people that have been happening since Michel Temer’s coup d’etat in 2016.
Brazilian peasants organize protests to demand land reform and social justice
Demonstrations will honor the 19 victims of the Carajás Massacre, killed by the military police 23 years ago on Apr. 17
People’s movements, unions, and federations of rural workers are organizing a number of protests this month to demand public policies for rural areas. The demonstrations are dubbed “Red April” and take place every year, especially during the week of April 17th, International Day of Peasants’ Struggle.
Police arrest suspect over murder of Movement of People Affected by Dams coordinator
A large-scale farmer is accused of ordering the crime; motive remains unclear
The police arrested on Tuesday in Pará state a farmer suspected of ordering the assassination of Dilma Ferreira Silva, 48, a regional coordinator of the Movement of People Affected by Dams, in the Tucuruí area last week.
What’s known about the murder of a social leader in northern Brazil
A coordinator of the Movement of People Affected by Dams, her husband, and a friend were killed last week
A triple homicide last week in northern Brazil took the life of a regional coordinator of the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB), her husband, and a friend.
Coordinator of Movement of People Affected by Dams killed in northern Brazil
Movement reported that other activists were also assassinated; motive is unknown
A regional coordinator of the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) was assassinated in northern Brazil, the movement reported Friday.
Two former police officers arrested over murder of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes
Men were arrested this morning in Rio, but it is still unclear who ordered the execution
“I do not sleep without a gun,” says Secretary of Land Affairs
Responsible for land reform, Nabhan Garcia defends weapons in the field, promises to close MST schools and says he will not negotiate with the movement.
Bolsonaro: Keep Your Dirty Hands off the Amazon!
by Charlott
e Casey, Bay Area Friends of the MST
About 100 people gathered in front of the Brazilian consulate in San Francisco on January 18 to protest Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s threats against the Amazon and the indigenous people who live there.
