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Published in:democraciaAbierta: NewsBrazil’s Indigenous peoples celebrate Lula but warn: more needs to be doneBrasilia’s first big Indigenous gathering since Lula took office pushed its ‘number one priority’ – land rights
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: OpinionWestern reaction to Lula’s speech on Ukraine shows the Global South’s powerThe US has accused Brazil of siding with Russia, but Lula’s official neutrality has more to do with China
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Published in:Changemakers: OpinionElected politicians have failed in Peru – here’s what must come nextThe next chapter of Peru’s democracy must focus on the lasting injustices of colonialism
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: AnalysisBrazil breaks new ground in the global fight against fake newsAfter enduring years of online toxicity, Brazil now wants to show the world how to crack down on disinformation
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: FeatureVenezuelan refugees find only misery on the ‘happy island’ of ArubaThe Dutch island of Aruba has refused asylum to thousands of migrants who have fled neighbouring Venezuela
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: AnalysisHow the international arms trade kills women in BrazilFirearms are the main cause of female homicides in Brazil. Europe’s arms exporters must take responsibility
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWalking on the edge of migrationMultimedia reports that portray the stories of different Venezuelan migrants who have left their country due to the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBrazil’s Indigenous peoples survived Bolsonaro. Now Lula has won, what next?Bolsonaro’s genocidal policies devastated Indigenous communities. After four years of trauma, they can breathe again
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisBrazilian democracy will emerge stronger from this day of infamyLula and his government must take a hard line against the Bolsonaristas’ coup plotters and their financial backers
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisBolsonaro has conceded. What next for Lula and Brazil?Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must govern a divided Brazil. But as fears of a Bolsonaro coup subside, there is hope
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationHamangaí: Brazil’s Indigenous women find their power after colonial abuseViolence against women and girls has long been a taboo subject for Brazil’s Indigenous communities. No more
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationBrazil’s Indigenous peoples mobilise against encroachment on their landsAs agribusiness, a slow legal system and Bolsonaro’s policies threaten lands, Indigenous peoples are fighting back
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhy disinformation could prove decisive in Brazil’s electionAs the run-off vote looms at the end of the month, the far-Right’s misinformation machine is going into overdrive
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHas Bolsonaro released a flood of guns to overwhelm Brazil’s democracy?OPINION: Brazil’s president may well lose Sunday’s election, but he has ensured he has plenty of armed supporters
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureDani Silva: Displaced from her home – but fighting to save all of oursThe Belo Monte dam’s construction forced 14,000 from their homes in Brazil's Amazon and disrupted a vital ecosystem
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionEcuador has no winners – both sides will pay for peaceAfter an 18-day national strike, the government and Indigenous leaders have come to an uneasy truce. Will it last?
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureBrazil’s invisible victims of state violenceA year after Rio de Janeiro state’s deadliest police operation, bereaved mothers fight for justice
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionColombia faces moment of reckoning as tense election awaitsPopulist outlier Rodolfo Hernández will challenge the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro in Sunday's presidential vote
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhy reporting from the Amazon has become so dangerousThe discovery of two bodies believed to be those of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira highlights risks facing...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationPamplona’s heart: Doña Marta gives hope to Venezuela’s migrantsDoña Marta Duque has been providing food, drink and a place to stay for weary migrants at her home since 2015
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionColombia set to vote for historic change with first left-wing presidentGustavo Petro looks set to surf to victory on the ‘Pink Tide’ of left-wing wins sweeping across South America
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureHow a new seed gives Guatemalans a way out of hunger and bad healthPoor farmers in Guatemala eat little but maize. A first step out of malnutrition is a new seed bred to yield the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWill Colombia’s next president stop the senseless murders of social activists?Despite a historic peace deal in 2016, deaths continue – with least 70 activist leaders and human rights defenders...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisSeven thousand miles away, the Ukraine war sparks crisis in PeruAt least six people have died during mass protests in the Latin American country, which has faced widespread unrest...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow can the deadly violence against Mexican journalists be stopped?Between cartels and corrupt politicians, the country is among the most dangerous to be a journalist. Eight have been...
