(2020-12-05). Venezuela's anti-blockade law and the Dec. 6 elections. mronline.org 
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Venezuelan people will vote to elect the new deputies of the National Assembly. This election is enormously important for the Bolivarian Revolution.
(2020-12-05). Ecuador's Democracy Threatened by Efforts to Exclude Popular Presidential Candidate Andrés. indybay.org "It is important to understand the goals of the current government in regards to the election. First, they want to stop our presidential ticket from being on the ballot…removing us from the ballot would set a disastrous precedent for all of our Americas," said Andres Arauz, leading candidate for President of the Union for Hope. | Photo credit: @ecuarauz Twitter…
(2020-12-05). Colombian Lives Matter: For peace and social justice in Colombia. zcomm.org It is past time for the international community to cease colluding with, or blithely ignoring, what is going on in Colombia.
(2020-12-04). Venezuela Loses 99 Percent of Its Income Due To US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro held a meeting with journalists on Thursday at the Miraflores Palace, where he denounced that the U.S. arbitrary sanctions have caused a loss of 99 percent in the country's income. | RELATED: | He noted that despite losses in several economic sectors, investments in health, education, and housing have been maintained. | The sanctions have also impacted the wages received…
(2020-12-04). Venezuela Set for Parliamentary Elections as Campaign Ends. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro threatened to quit should the opposition win a majority in next Sunday's elections.
(2020-12-04). How 800 Families Descended From Slaves Could Be Pushed Out by a Bolsonaro-U.S. Base Deal in Brazil. counterpunch.org 
Antonio Marcos Diniz was only 13 years old when his family was forced to leave their home near Brazil's Atlantic coast in 1983. Along with 311 other families, they had to move 60 kilometers west to Agrovila Peru so that the government could build the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in Maranhà£o, in northeastern Brazil. Today, at the
(2020-12-04). At Least 14 People Killed, 26 Injured as Bus Falls From Bridge in Brazil, Reports Claim. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – A tourist bus plunged from a bridge in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, killing at least 14 and injuring 26, Brazilian news agency Folha reported on Friday, citing local police and fire departments.
(2020-12-04). Neoliberal Nightmare in Ecuador. zcomm.org Ecuador is currently in a period characterized by immense class tensions…
(2020-12-04). Candidate of Brazil's pseudo-left PSOL loses in Sà£o Paulo as party prepares new betrayals. wsws.org Guilherme Boulos' PSOL is preparing to play the same role in Brazil as Syriza did in Greece, and Podemos in Spain.
(2020-12-04). Why Venezuela's National Assembly elections matter. zcomm.org Venezuelans are set to vote in elections like no other in the country's recent history when they go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly (AN) on December 6…
(2020-12-04). US-Backed Opposition in Venezuela Is in Freefall, Have Only Themselves to Blame. globalresearch.ca Most people around the globe would agree that 2020 has been a year to forget. This is certainly, if not especially, true for Venezuela's opposition, and the upcoming parliamentary vote will only add to their misfortunes. | A revolt from within …
(2020-12-04). Venezuela Wins Simply By Holding An Election. popularresistance.org On December 6, the Venezuelan people will vote for a new National Assembly. Ordinarily, there is nothing unusual about this, nor would this be newsworthy outside Venezuela. Ever since the election of Hugo Chávez to the presidency in 1998, the Venezuelan people have been used to more than one national election each year (this legislative election is the 25th in 21 years); these have been the presidential elections, the legislative elections, and the referendums to strengthen the 1999 Constitution. On the surface, this is just another one of these elections that has served to deepen the meaning of democracy in Vene…
(2020-12-03). Boycott the Vaccination Program: The FDA-approved Drug Ivermectin Inhibits the Replication of SARS-CoV-2 but Nobody Talks About It. globalresearch.ca Peruvian Doctors for the Truth have issued a short video, explaining the enormous risks of the three different types of vaccines currently on the market in Peru, two of them are genetically engineered in one way or another and will …
(2020-12-03). UK is 1st European country to reach grim milestone of 60,000 Covid-19 deaths. rt.com 
The UK's toll of deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 60,000, according to new government data published on Thursday, making it the first country in Europe to reach such a high fatality count. | The British government's figures concern Covid-related deaths that occur within 28 days of a positive test. | Only the US, Brazil, India and Mexico have reported more deaths from the virus during the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. | The UK on Thursday reported a further 14,879 new infections and 414 fatalities in the previous 24 hours, according to government figures, taki…
(2020-12-03). Venezuela, China Condemn US Sanctions Against Tech Company. venezuelanalysis.com Beijing reiterated its support for Venezuelan sovereignty.
(2020-12-02). Former Officials of the àÅñez Administration Are Fleeing Bolivia for U.S. and Brazil. globalresearch.ca New Bolivian President Luis Arce is investigating several former officials who served his predecessor Jeanine àÅñez. They are accused of corruption or being responsible for massacres. Dozens fled Bolivia for the U.S. and Brazil to avoid prosecution, while others have …
(2020-12-02). Amazon Deforestation Tops 11,000 sq km in Brazil, Reaching 12-year High. globalresearch.ca Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon topped 11,000 square kilometers for the first time since 2008 reports the Brazilian government. | According to data released today by Brazil's national space research institute
(2020-12-02). Indigenous people block Trans-Amazon Highway protesting industrial drought. peoplesworld.org 
ALTAMIRA, Pará, Brazil (Nov. 9) — On Monday morning, Nov. 9, an estimated 150 fishermen, riverside inhabitants, local farmers and members of the indigenous Curuaya and Xipaya peoples from Altamira, Senator José Porfírio, Novo Brasil, Anapu and Vitória do Xingu, five municipalities in the State of Pará, occupied both lanes of the Trans-Amazon Highway at …
(2020-12-02). Indigenous people block Trans-Amazon Highway protesting industrial drought. peoplesworld.org ALTAMIRA, Pará, Brazil (Nov. 9) — On Monday morning, Nov. 9, an estimated 150 fishermen, riverside inhabitants, local farmers and members of the indigenous Curuaya and Xipaya peoples from Altamira, Senator José Porfírio, Novo Brasil, Anapu, and Vitória do Xingu, five municipalities in the State of Pará, occupied both lanes of the Trans-Amazon Highway at …
(2020-12-02). US Plot Relying on Extradition Targets Peace in Colombia. counterpunch.org 
For 50 years Colombian governments and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fought a civil war; 200,000 lives were lost. After four years of negotiations, the two sides signed a peace agreement that took effect in November 2016. Now the agreement is in trouble, mainly at the hands of rightwing extremists led by former
(2020-12-02). La Ley Antibloqueo de Venezuela y las elecciones el 6 de diciembre. liberationnews.org 
Las fuerzas progresistas se están movilizando en todo el país para recuperar la asamblea de los políticos de derecha que obtuvieron la mayoría en diciembre de 2015.
(2020-12-01). Anti-imperialists petition EU to recognize Venezuelan elections. peoplesdispatch.org Members of the European Network of Solidarity with Venezuela turned in a petition calling for the European Union to recognize the upcoming Venezuelan elections. The petition was signed by prominent left-wing public figures and leaders from Europe and Latin America and had more than 3,500 signatures from over 30 nations. It is part of an international campaign against regime change attempts in the Latin American nation. Venezuela is scheduled to hold its parliamentary election on December 6, the first since the abortive attempt to overthrow the government in January 2019. | The petitioners have asked the EU leader…
(2020-12-01). "I spoke to impoverished families in 1975 and little has changed since then" dissidentvoice.org 
A British family from the film Smashing Kids, 1975. Photograph: John Garrett John Pilger interviewed Irene Brunsden in Hackney, east London about only being able to feed her two-year-old a plate of cornflakes in 1975. Now he sees nervous women queueing at foodbanks with their children as it's revealed 600,000 more kids are in poverty …
(2020-12-01). 'Shameful and Outrageous': New Satellite Data Reveals Brazilian Amazon Deforestation at 12-Year High. commondreams.org "Instead of acting to prevent the increase in deforestation, the Bolsonaro government has been denying the reality of the situation, dismantling environmental agencies, and attacking NGOs." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/logging.jpg …
(2020-12-01). Traditional right advances, left practices unity: an overview of the 2020 Brazilian elections. peoplesdispatch.org The Last Sunday No…
(2020-12-01). Iranian film 'Warehouse' wins at Brazil's GIMFA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Warehouse' has won the Best Short Film and the Best Actor Awards at Gralha International Monthly Film Awards in Brazil.
(2020-11-30). British Chicken Driving Deforestation in Brazil's "Second Amazon" globalresearch.ca Britain's leading supermarkets and fast food outlets are selling chicken fed on soya that has been linked to vast deforestation and thousands of fires across a vital region of tropical woodland in Brazil, an investigation has revealed. | Tesco, Asda, Lidl, …
(2020-11-30). Hostilities Won't Stop Venezuela's Upcoming Elections. telesurenglish.net The international campaign of discredit against the Venezuelan electoral process, encouraged by the U.S. and the European Union (EU), gains strength one week ahead of the legislative elections scheduled for December 6. | RELATED: | "Chavism won't guarantee biosecurity measures," "The voting machines will fail," "Maduro seeks to settle his government after the parliamentary elections," are some headlines shown by the Miami-Bogota-Ma…
(2020-11-30). Six Environmental Heroes Awarded Goldman Prize for 'Taking a Stand, Risking Their Lives and Livelihoods, and Inspiring Us'. commondreams.org This year's recipients of the annual honor hail from the Bahamas, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Mexico, and Myanmar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/goldman_1.jpg …
