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Published in:democraciaAbierta: NewsBrazil’s Indigenous peoples celebrate Lula but warn: more needs to be done
Brasilia’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 power
The 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 next
The 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 news
After 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 Aruba
The 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 Brazil
Firearms 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 migration
Multimedia 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 infamy
Lula 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 abuse
Violence 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 lands
As 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 election
As 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 ours
The 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 peace
After 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 violence
A 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 awaits
Populist 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 dangerous
The 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 migrants
Doña 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 president
Gustavo 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 health
Poor 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 Peru
At 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...