Oppression of MST and Social Movements

Landless workers lead the ranking with seven cases; expert warns of Brazil’s long-standing rural violence

In April 1996, the MST organized a march of the Landless from the southern part of the state of Pará with the intention of demanding Agrarian Reform. On April 4, 1996, approximately 500 Landless set from the Acampamento da Juventade. On April 14, 1996 began marching south from Belem, the state capital. By April 17^th the number of marchers had swelled to about 1,500. The march occupied and blocked PA-150 in Eldorado de Carajás with the intention of pressuring the state and federal government to implement agrarian reform.

The document denounces the power of capital and patriarchy over peasant women and defends the need for Agrarian Reform and the emancipation of women

The attack on the Olga Benário settlement killed two people and injured six

Three people died and five others were injured in a shooting attack on Friday night (January 10)

A criminal action resulted in two people dead and six others injured on Friday night (January 10), in Tremembé (SP) (NOTE: This article published before third MST militant died.)

Text is directed to Arthur Lira, president of the Chamber, and expresses concern with the direction of the CPI against the movement

Brasil de Fato took to the streets to find out why people support the largest popular movement in Latin America