“It’s impossible to fight poverty without Agrarian Reform”
By Rafael Soriano
Brazilian Politics Society and Economy
Agroextractivist leader executed in Pará
Agroextractivist José Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria do Espírito Santo were murdered on May 23 in Nova Ipixuna in the southeast of Pará. The couple had been threatened by loggers in the region. The information was confirmed by the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) of Maraba. Both were leaving the Praia Alta Piranheira Agroextractivist Settlement Project where they lived en route to the town center when they were trapped on a bridge and shot.
Study by INPE shows true extent of deforestation and silences Kátia Abreu
By Fátima Lessa
Kaiowá Guarani indigenous group retake traditional lands
The Kaiowá Guarani indigenous group retook part of their traditional lands last Friday (13). They occupied a small section of the Laranjeira Nhanderu area in Rio Brilhante (Mato Grosso do Sul), from where they have been expelled for almost two years