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A Nova Democracia: Signs of a Deepening World Crisis

Editors’ Note: The following is an unofficial translation of the editorial “Sinais de aprofundamento da crise mundial” by the Brazilian democratic newspaper, A Nova Democracia. By the Editorial Board of A Nova Democracia The world economy has not emerged from the cyclical crisis, within the general crisis of imperialism, which it plunged into in the second quarter of 2019, and another bubble is already building … Continue reading A Nova Democracia: Signs of a Deepening World Crisis

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Brazil: Political Prisoner at Risk of Death, Peasants Mobilize in Defense

Cover photo: Luzivaldo de Souza Araujo in the cap, in an audience at the Agrarian Ombudsman in Brasilia, October 2017 By Nélida Tello The National Commission of the League of Poor Peasants (LCP, Liga dos Camponeses Pobres), which organizes the poor peasants in the countryside in their struggle for land, published a statement on December 28 on the status of Luzivaldo de Souza Araujo, a … Continue reading Brazil: Political Prisoner at Risk of Death, Peasants Mobilize in Defense

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Brazil: Comrade Pele, Present in the Struggle

By Nélida Tello On December 9, the National Commission of the League of Poor Peasants (LCP, Liga dos Componeses Pobres) published a commemorative statement for the late Jose Fonseca de Aruajo, also known as Comrade Pele, who was one of the founders of the LCP in the western Brazilian states of Rondonia and Western Amazonia. Born in the northeastern state of Bahia, Comrade Pele’s family … Continue reading Brazil: Comrade Pele, Present in the Struggle

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Week in Struggle: November 12-18

Brazil On November 5, the Support Committee for the revolutionary Brazilian newspaper A Nova Democracia (AND) in Maringa, located in southern Brazil, distributed a special edition print issue about Chairman Gonzalo. Members of the support committee spoke on Chairman Gonzalo’s life as the leader of the International Communist Movement and the Communist Party of Peru. Members also explained that Chairman Gonzalo never surrendered or betrayed the revolution despite being … Continue reading Week in Struggle: November 12-18

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Ecuador: ‘Your Blood Is Our Blood’: Revolutionaries Issue Solidarity with Brazilian Peasants

By David Martinez Last week, Ecuadorian revolutionaries issued a statement and carried out actions in solidarity with the League of Poor Peasants in Brazil (LCP, Liga dos Camponeses Pobres). The solidarity comes as the LCP faces persistent violent attacks from the military government of Brazil, which is backing the large landowners in the countryside threatening the peasants living at the Tiago Campin dos Santos and Ademar Ferreira … Continue reading Ecuador: ‘Your Blood Is Our Blood’: Revolutionaries Issue Solidarity with Brazilian Peasants

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Brazil: Students Occupy University Building, Demand an End to Privatization of Education

Photo: Students on the steps at the Federal University of Parana (Source: A Nova Democracia) By Ben Robinson Between November 6 and 8, the Student Front Against Distance Education (Frente Estudantil Contra a Educação a Distância) organized a student strike and occupation of the Federal University of Parana’s cafeteria. Brazilian students are protesting the privatization of education, funding cuts, and the end of in-person classes … Continue reading Brazil: Students Occupy University Building, Demand an End to Privatization of Education

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Brazil: Great Peasant Resistance Continues, Tiago Campin dos Santos Settlement Reoccupied

Editors’ Note: This article relies on important coverage of the struggle of the Brazilian peasants carried out by the democratic newspaper, A Nova Democracia: Grandiosa resistência: Como os camponeses retornaram à Área Tiago dos Santos By Nélida Tello On October 27, the hundreds of Brazilian peasants that were evicted from the Tiago Campin dos Santos and the Ademar Ferreira Settlements valiantly reoccupied their land and … Continue reading Brazil: Great Peasant Resistance Continues, Tiago Campin dos Santos Settlement Reoccupied

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A Nova Democracia: Where Is Latin America Headed?

Editors’ Note: The following is an unofficial translation of an editorial by the Brazilian democratic newspaper A Nova Democracia: “Editorial semanal – Para onde vai a América Latina?“ Tribune has added a few footnotes to clarify some points for our readers. By the Editorial Board of A Nova Democracia Last month, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released a report titled “Trapped: High Inequality and Low … Continue reading A Nova Democracia: Where Is Latin America Headed?

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Week in Struggle: October 29-November 4

Turkey The Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist (TKP/ML) militants put up a banner in honor of martyrs who died in Turkey’s People War in the fall of 2020. The banner reads, “Nubar, Rosa, Özgür, Asmin live in our struggle, TIKKO [Turkish Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants] fights.” Flyer reading, “TIKKO calls on you to fight” were also distributed. Brazil On the 7th anniversary of the murder … Continue reading Week in Struggle: October 29-November 4

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Brazil: Peruvian Reaction Wants to Investigate LCP for Honoring Chairman Gonzalo

Editor’s Note: The following is an unofficial translation of an article by Brazilian democratic newspaper, A Nova Democracia: Reação peruana quer investigar LCP por homenagem ao Presidente Gonzalo By Jailson da Souza The National Defense Commission of the reactionary Peruvian Congress approved investigating a peasant homage to Dr. Abimael Guzmán Reynoso, Chairman Gonzalo, organized in Rondônia [state in Brazil, -Ed.], as a “pro-terrorism” practice. The … Continue reading Brazil: Peruvian Reaction Wants to Investigate LCP for Honoring Chairman Gonzalo

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