(2021-05-09). Bolsonaro's Administration Attempts to Silence Indigenous Leaders for Criticizing Its Handling of the Pandemic. counterpunch.org 
Under the rightwing presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians are once again witnessing intimidation tactics against anyone who speaks out against his government. Bolsonaro and his administration have attacked the press, specific journalists, a Supreme Court justice, opposition leaders, the health and science institution FIOCRUZ, and many others. This disturbing trend has just targeted two indigenous
(2021-05-09). Bolsonaro Is Destroying the Amazon While Pretending to Protect It. commondreams.org "By 2030, deforestation will end, due to the lack of forest," said the former superintendent of the Federal Police in Amazonas who was fired last month for challenging illegal logging. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/brazil_amazon_fire.jpg …
(2021-05-09). Venezuela's Popular Democracy Under Siege: A Conversation with Elías Jaua. orinocotribune.com 
Chavez's former Vice President and long-time minister talks about the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process. | Politician and intellectual Elías Jaua served under Chávez as agriculture minister and vice president. Under Nicolás Maduro's presidency, he has been minister of foreign affairs, of communes, and of education. Now Jaua belongs to the PSUV direction, and he frequently writes about Venezuela, defending the country from imperialist attacks and speaking up for popular power as the cornerstone of the Chavista project. | In a recent article, you argued for opening a debate among the revolutionary cadres…
(2021-05-09). President Maduro Criticizes Officials who end up Becoming 'Little Kings' — Lácteos Los Andes. orinocotribune.com All public servants, elected by vote or designated by the president of the Republic, must govern in response to the needs of the people and not become "little kings," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | This Friday, May 7, during the inauguration of the presidential council of the popular government of the working class, President Maduro reiterated that one of the priority tasks of the vice-presidency for Social and Territorial Socialism, headed by Eduardo Piñate, is precisely to govern with the forces of the Popular Power. | "It cannot be that a mayor, a governor, a president is elected, that one is name…
(2021-05-09). Venezuela's Popular Democracy under Siege. zcomm.org An interview on the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian process…
(2021-05-09). Mercosur Countries Sign Digital Trade Deal. eurasiareview.com By Wellton Máximo and Pedro Rafael Vilela | The countries making up Mercosur signed an electronic commerce agreement facilitating digital transactions and banning the creation of barriers on the segment. According to a note by Brazil's Economy and Foreign Ministries, the document deepens regional integration by regulating an ever more relevant topic in global trade. | The agreement represents a shared legal milestone in preventing the creation of possible obstacles to electronic trade among the four members of the bloc—Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Among the agreed topics are the prohibition…
(2021-05-09). May Day 2021 ILWU With Angela Davis In SF & AFL-CIO Gebre On Systemic Racism. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the San Francisco May Day march, the death of UFWA founder Al Rojas and the working class struggle in Argentina…
(2021-05-09). Soybean And Linseed Oils Added To Cows' Diet Improve Quality Of Milk. eurasiareview.com Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balance play a key role in preventing cardiovascular diseases, for example, as well as chronic inflammation and some kinds of cancer. | Cardiovascular diseases are one of the world's main public health problems. In Brazil, they are among the foremost causes of death. Each year some 300,000 Brazilians have heart attacks, dying in 30% of cases, according to the Health Ministry. | Research led by A…
(2021-05-09). Duque Regime's Crimes Against Humanity to Reach ICC. orinocotribune.com The International Criminal Court (ICC) will soon receive a communication from Bogotá on the crimes against humanity committed by the Iván Duque regime against Colombian citizens since national strike mobilizations began on April 28th. | Senator Iván Cepeda Castro announced that he would be relaying the information alongside the organizations
(2021-05-09). For 10 straight days Colombians hold protests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — Rejecting a tax reform bill passed by President Ivan Duque, demonstrators in Colombia hold protests for 10 straight days.
(2021-05-09). Colombia from the Frontline: Fuego en el Alma. dsausa.org RSVP Here Since April 28, Colombia has mobilized against the Duque administration in what started as a national strike and became a nationwide mass mobilization. The state has responded to the mobilizations with militarization of the major cities, with tanks lining up along the streets and avenues. The riot police, ESMAD are now responsible for…
(2021-05-09). Colombia y México; ley de por medio. globalizacion.ca En Colombia, jóvenes desafían cada noche al mortífero gobierno de Duque gritando, nos quitaron la salud, nos quitaron la universidad, y ahora nos quitan el salario y, a pesar del peligro, se organizan para salir a la calle, porque están…
(2021-05-09). Big Brother In Space: Satellite Photos Could Help Combat Illegal Gold Mining in Peru. sputniknews.com The new methodology essentially allows the relatively subtle signs of mining activity to be detected on satellite photos of our planet's surface, thus allowing the authorities to track down possible illegal operations.
(2021-05-08). Colombia: Will the Government Yield? orinocotribune.com By àÅngel Guerra Cabrera — May 5, 2021 | They are killing us! The cry comes from the people, millions who are rebelling against Uribismo, which is the cruelest form of neoliberalism in our America. The protest against the tax reform is entering its seventh day even though the government has said it is withdrawing it. Meanwhile it pushes further, the abuses being committed in its war against the people at the insistence of the oligarchy with the approval of the empire, which has turned Colombia into the second most unequal country in the region, where, in spite of the peace agreements, massacres and mur…
(2021-05-08). Colombia's mass protests continue amid reported "disappearance" of 379 demonstrators. wsws.org Colombia's ruling class, backed by imperialism, is determined to force the working class to bear the entire cost of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-05-08). Colombia an Imperial Beachhead: The War of the Colombian Oligarchy and Duque against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Mison Verdad — May 4, 2021 | One year after it sought to invade Venezuela and capture President Nicolás Maduro with Operation Gideón, the Colombian government continues to participate in conspiracies planned in Washington to bring about regime change in Caracas. | Since 2018, when the attempted assassination of President Maduro and the Venezuelan military high command was thwarted with the use of explosive drones, Bogotá's willingness to serve as an operational base to plan attacks against Venezuela has been confirmed with every step it takes and laid bare before the international media and diplomatic sho…
(2021-05-08). Brazil: European Colonial History Exposed in Landmark Court Case. dissidentvoice.org 
Indigenous protest, Brazil April 2018. "By painting the streets red, we're showing how much blood has already been shed in the struggle to protect indigenous territories" — Sà¥nia Guajajara, a spokeswoman for APIB (Brazilian indigenous organization). © Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil The land rights of the Xokleng, a tribe that was violently expelled from its territory …
(2021-05-08). Gustavo Petro Represents a Progressive Alternative in Colombia. dissidentvoice.org 
Gustavo Petro is a force to be reckoned with in Colombian politics. The senator — once a member of the M-19 guerilla group, later elected to the House of Representations in the 1990s and then the mayorship of Bogotá (2012-2016) — has become the candidate to beat in next year's presidential election. He is such …
(2021-05-08). Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez Provides More Details About Bot Campaign (ICC). orinocotribune.com 
A big data investigation carried out by independent experts determined that local and international right-wing elements used social media networks to carry out a campaign of media denigration and defamation against Venezuela on the issue of human rights, with the result that the South American nation is now the subject of an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC). "They want to classify [them as] international crimes without them having been committed," said the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, in a press conference broadcast this Friday, May 7 by state-owned Venezolana de…
(2021-05-08). Cuba Denounces Colombia's 'Hostile' Gesture in the Expulsion of Diplomat. orinocotribune.com 
Amidst the continued internal crisis in Colombia caused by the ongoing anti-government protests and the heavy police repression, the Colombian authorities decided to declare a Cuban diplomat as persona non grata on charges of exercising "activities not compatible" with his diplomatic post. | On Friday, May 7, the Cuban Foreign Ministry described the expulsion of its embassy's first secretary in Colombia, Omar Rafael García, as unjustified and hostile. García was declared as persona non grata by the Colombian government. | In a message published on its official website, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINRE…
(2021-05-08). How the U.S. taught Judge Moro to "take down" Lula. mronline.org 
How a U.S. State Department official taught illegal tactics to Brazilian judges and prosecutors that went on to be used to remove Lula from the 2018 presidential race | May 8, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-08). May Day 2021 ILWU With Angela Davis In SF & AFL-CIO Gebre On Systemic Racism. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the San Francisco May Day march, the death of UFWA founder Al Rojas and the working class struggle in Argentina…
(2021-05-08). Tehran, La Paz to prepare coop. program. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — The Ambassador of Iran to Bolivia and the Vice President of the country emphasized the development of a cooperation program.
(2021-05-08). How Biden Funded Colombia's Deadly Police Regime. popularresistance.org In the last week, Colombia has exploded in nationwide protests and work stoppages against the government of President Ivan Duque. With over 19 people killed by state forces in the last week, and with image after image of brutal police repression going viral across the world, the protests have sparked international outrage and concerns about human rights abuses. Joining this chorus of voices is a growing number of organizations and politicians urging Joe Biden's government to take direct action to curb police violence in Colombia and stop its continued funding of the country's brutal riot cops, commonly referred t…
(2021-05-08). Sohrab Moradi to compete for Olympic ticket in Cali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) — To compete at the Ibero-American Championship and the Open Specialty Qualifications, Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi will leave Tehran for Cali, Colombia on Sunday.
(2021-05-08). "Nothing to Lose" zcomm.org Colombians Protest "Fascist Mafia Regime" Amid Deadly Police & Military Crackdown…
(2021-05-08). Colombia on the Brink. zcomm.org Colombians see their current political situation as a potential historical opening…
(2021-05-08). Colombia's long struggle: the 1977 National Strike and today. peoplesdispatch.org This episode looks at Colombia's National Civic Strike in 1977 which made history for bringing the masses to the street and for the intense state repression, similar dynamics that are being observed during the strike today…
(2021-05-08). Re-Engaging Russia — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Russian realignment offers the biggest opportunity to dramatically transform the international situation in the immediate future. A cooperative relationship between Russia and the Industrialized World could be a highly visible example of democratic development, strongly undercutting Chinese promotion of autocracy and minimizing cyber intrusions. It would also significantly reduce requirements for military forces, including a potential for major reductions in nuclear weapons. Diplomatically, collaboration with Russia could help resolve confrontations in Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine, Belarus, Syria and Myanma…
