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Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST)
Ibrahim Traore visits women agricultural producers on International Women's Day Seeds, land, sovereignty: lessons from the Sahel for the International Day of Peasant Struggle

April 17 is a day that reminds us that the Burkinabé, African, and international peasantry must be the heartbeat of livelihoods in our communities and must therefore be at the center of the claims being made to sovereignty.

Rio de Janeiro police massacre Brazilian lawmaker from the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement demands investigation of “planned massacre” that left 121 dead

The lawmaker states that Governor Cláudio Castro’s operation was “a massacre carried out in secret” and calls for an independent forensic investigation

MST members MST releases letter to Brazilian society: “Lula, where is the Agrarian Reform?”

The movement denounces the paralysis of Agrarian Reform and demands effective commitment from the government

MST kicks off the 5th National Agrarian Reform Fair with an expected turnout of 300,000 people

In celebration of the fair’s 10th anniversary, MST is offering the public 500 tons of food, 100 traditional Brazilian dishes, as well as concerts, cultural activities, and political events.

Art is the expression of our struggle

The April 2024 TriconArt Bulletin, explores how art becomes a collective expression of resistance in Palestine, and over the 40-year existence of the MST in Brazil.

João Pedro Stedile: The left and Lula

In part two of our conversation with João Pedro Stedile, he discusses the governability and decision-making capacity of the Lula government in the face of a conservative senate and chamber of deputies.

Breaking the map with the machete’s edge: the internationalism of the landless

“Internationalism is not for us charity, nor is it propaganda. It is a principle, and all the practical actions of the MST are framed in it.” João Pedro Stedile talks about the multiple streams of struggle and solidarity that inspire and shape the largest social movement in Latin America