Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice says Lula’s arrest was “one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in the country’s history”
STF justice overturns evidence from the Odebrecht Construction Company’s leniency agreement in Operation Car Wash
Daily Round-up| Brazilian power company Electrobras privatized and more
In this episode, we take a look at the privatization of an electricity company in Brazil, a strike by Spanish unions at RyanAir and the cancellation of a UK flight to deport refugees to Rwanda
Brazil’s Supreme Court rules that Sérgio Moro was partial when convicting Lula
Minister Cármen Lúcia changed her vote from 2018 and flipped the ruling against the former judge Sérgio Moro
Brazilian judge annuls criminal convictions against Lula da Silva and other stories
In today’s episode we take a look at the decision by a Brazilian Supreme Court Judge annulling the criminal convictions against former president Lula da Silva, the start of the trial of former police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, the upcoming vote of confidence in Libya, the protests across Latin America and the Carribbean on International Women’s Day, and the possible reasons behind the explosion of the SpaceX SN10 Starship rocket
Removing Bolsonaro from office is a feminist task in Brazil
There is only one way to stop the death, hunger, and unemployment that haunt us, a reality for thousands of Brazilian households: Bolsonaro and all his corrupt, militarized government must be immediately impeached, writes historian Maria Fernanda Marcelino
Oil workers go on indefinite strike against mass layoffs and dismantling of Petrobras
The state-run company is selling 8 refineries, thousands of miles of pipelines, and fuel distributors
Workers’ power brings Uruguay to a halt
The national trade union center called for a multisectorial general strike in solidarity with the gas workers of MontevideoGas and against the International Labor Organization’s decision on collective wage bargaining.
Uruguayan gas workers begin an indefinite general strike
The strike has been called in solidarity with the gas workers of MontevideoGas company and against the Brazilian state owned company Petrobras.
Thousands of Brazilians to go on strike against pension reforms on Friday
The countrywide general strike is against the proposed pension reforms that are likely to raise the average retirement age. A wide range of demands, including higher spending for education and a halt to privatization of refineries, are also being raised
Thousands of Uruguayan workers mobilize during partial general strike
The Uruguayan trade unions called for a partial general strike in solidarity with the gas workers of the MontevideoGas, who have been on a hunger strike since April 30.
Do you know why Lula is in prison?
Learn more details about the process that brought the greatest people’s leader in Brazil’s recent history to prison
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