Brazil
Quilombo Vermelho: Black Revolutionary Marxist Group in Brazil
Over 400 Brazilians came together to create "Quilombo Vermelho"-- a Black Revolutionary Marxist group.
Esquerda Diário
December 27, 2017Brazilian Federal Court Allows “Conversion Therapy” for LGBT People
This week, a Brazilian federal court issued an injunction allowing psychologists to provide gay and lesbian conversion therapy.
Victor Mariutti
September 22, 2017Police Repression in Brazilian General Strike
In various cities around the country, the police repressed pickets and protests organized on the day of the "general strike".
Left Voice
July 1, 2017Despite Union Resistance, There are Pickets and Work Stoppages Throughout Brazil
Union bureaucrats tried to stop workers from mobilizing for today’s general strike. Despite their active or passive resistance, the Brazilian working class organized pickets and work stoppages around the country.
Left Voice
June 30, 2017Brazil’s Crisis and (Another) General Strike
Brazil will have its second general strike of the year on Friday, as the Temer government's future remains uncertain. What is the context for this historic strike?
Victor Mariutti
June 29, 2017Repression and Resistance in Brasilia: Yesterday’s Massive Protest in 20 Images
Yesterday 150,000 people took to the streets of Brasilia to protest the corrupt President and austerity measures. At least 49 people were injured in the huge police and military repression.
Left Voice
May 25, 2017Brazilian Military Police Turns Protest Into a Warzone
BRAZIL: The police brutally represses 150,000 protesters in Brasilia.
Left Voice
May 24, 2017Thousands of Protesters Support Ousting Brazilian President
Brazilian President Temer is directly implicated in a corruption scandal and thousands take to the streets across the country. They demand that the President be ousted from office and his austerity measures stopped.
Left Voice
May 19, 2017BRAZIL: Thousands March For Legalization of Marijuana and Against Racist Drug Laws
100,000 took the streets in Sao Paulo and dozens of thousands in Rio at the annual "Marcha da Maconha" (Weed March).
Victor Mariutti
May 10, 2017Why did Brazilian Workers Go on Strike?
Yesterday there was a massive general strike in Brazil. Why did the workers refuse to go to work and take the streets in mass protests?
Victor Mariutti
April 29, 2017