Almost 2 months since he came to power, Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed all the worst expectations in relation to his government.
Against Bolsonaro, defend democratic rights and smash the pension reform!
Following the elections on 7 October, Brazil is in great danger from the point of view of millions of workers, peasants, youth, women, black and indigenous people, LGBT people and all the exploited and oppressed.
The last days of one of the most turbulent election campaigns in recent Brazilian history are clearly showing the political polarisation in the country.
From mourning to struggle
We are entering a new age of struggle for women’s liberation! You only have to open a newspaper, log on to social networks, turn on the TV or go out on to the streets to […]
For unity in the struggle against attacks without stopping to build a new Left Socialist alternative
On 28 April, the Brazilian working class gave a clear sign of its strength and ability to mobilise.
For a one-day general strike as the next step. 15 March was a national day of struggle and paralysis throughout Brazil against anti-worker reforms applied by the illegitimate government of Michel Temer. This was the most […]
Mass disillusionment with political system but gains for PSOL left
Temer out! General elections now! General strike to defend our rights!
LSR (CWI) forces participation highlighted
The impeachment process and historic crisis of the PT (Workers’ Party)
Hired thugs beat rank and file trade union protesters
Dilma’s government brought to brink of collapse
Another healthcare system failure
Reinstate Marzeni now – Solidarity needed!
Faced with lack of water for the people, Sao Paulo water company SABESP cuts costs, sacks more than 500 workers and victimises trade union activists
8th Latin American school largest ever held by the CWI on the continent
Narrow win for Dilma sets scene for more crisis and instability
Space for Left alternative to win support
42 workers sacked for going on strike
Solidarity protests taking place on 13th June Friday
New stage of the class struggle
Join international protests at Brazilian embassies on Friday 13 june
Urgent solidarity needed
Videos of CWI comrades Tony Saunois and Bilbo Goransson addressing mass rally
An important step to renew working class feminism
The people no longer believe this farce! The fight continues, tomorrow it will be even bigger!
Organised working class enters stage of struggle
Governors of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities cut transport fares but the struggle must continue.
Well over 250,000 in approximately 20 cities took to the streets
Mass demonstrations against the increase of bus fares in all major cities
But growing contradictions for President Dilma Rouseff, as Party of Socialism and Freedom makes gains
Contrary to official propaganda, Brazil’s economy is still vulnerable
Call for solidarity and pressure upon the company to reverse this new attack
Beer with the taste of blood of workers don’t go down smoothly
3 year old child killed in fatal repression
El crecimiento del electoralismo en PSOL
Attempt to block electoral alliances with ruling parties fails
A list of opposition activists led by the LSR (CWI in Brazil) will contest the second round of elections for the leadership of the largest union of sanitation workers in Latin America.
Obama visit marked by arrests of protesters against US role
The illusions in “Lulismo” and the challenge facing the socialist left
A socialist candidate for the Brazilian presidential elections
Division at congress and non-formation of unified trade union and popular centre represents a setback for workers – learn the lessons and work for unity!
State Government responsible for human catastrophe
Fighting to make PSOL ready to face the challenges of the historical moment
An example of principled unity against a background of splits and fragmentation on the left
Succesful unification congress between SR (former CWI section) and the CLS
Economic storm-clouds threaten tumultuous change
Condemn the brutal attack on the office of Conlutas and the subcontracted workers of Revap
Important step towards re-building workers’ movement in Brazil
Congress discusses growing opposition to neo-liberal Lula government and Left regroupment
350 families threatened with eviction, send letters of protest.
But socialist left in party can still grow
Five thousand march to link all the struggles of the oppressed
Interview with community activists
It is quite common to hear authorities, public figures, or even some less conscious activists say that sexist violence, the violence suffered by women, “is a private issue”.
Build a third round of struggles
The final result of the first round of the Brazilian elections was a terrible shock for Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, the candidate of the Workers’ Party (PT). Lula, the PT and polling organisations together […]
Eyewitness account of how capitalism brings tragedy and violence to Brazil’s poor
Party making “a leap forward”
Urgent appeal for international support and solidarity
Thousands of poor occupying land in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, under eviction threat
A new phase opens up
At least 200 members of P-Sol (Part of Socialism and Liberty), from 15 states, participated in the first international seminar of the recently formed party, in Rio de Janeiro, from 20-21st of August.
‘Shoot to kill’ death of Jean Charles de Menezes – “This crime was unacceptable”
Fraud and corruption revelations forces top level resignations
The cwi in Brazil, active in PSOL and the unions has just set up a new website.
Brazil is known as one of the countries with the greatest inequality in ownership of wealth on the face of the earth. It is one thing to read or hear this statistic. It is however […]
It started with the killing of the American missionary Dorothy Stang on the 12th of February. She was murdered because she fought against the powerful interests that carry out illegal logging in the Amazons.
Increase the pressure to stop the eviction of 90 Indian families.
Please act urgently to stop eviction of 90 Indian families at Cerromarangatu in the State of Matto Grosso do Sul, Municipality of Antonio Joao, Brazil
Amidst enthusiastic scenes upwards of a thousand workers, young people and representatives from the landless movement, a new party which has been named "Party for Socialism and Liberty" (SOL, the Portuguese word for sun) was […]
The government of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, or Lula, leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) is now in its most critical period since taking office in January 2003.
Socialist alternative needed to Lula’s neo-liberal policies
Reports from around the world part 2. pictures
The government of Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, or Lula, leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) is now in its most critical period since taking office in January 2003.
"I am not saying that the dream is over, but I think I dreamed the wrong dream”. Those were the words of former PT (Workers’ Party) federal deputy from Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Gabeira, who […]
Lula government’s pension "reform" bill passed first reading in House of Representatives with most PT lefts voting in favour.
“Occupy and resist”, that is the cry in the encampment Santo Dias, with more than 7,000 people camping in Volkswagen’s plot of land in São Bernardo do Campo, in the São Paulo state.
More than 4,000 homeless managed to occupy four abandoned high-rise blocks in the centre of São Paulo on early 21 July.
The civil servants strike against the Lula governments pension ‘reform’, that began on the 8 July, is growing.
One of Lula’s promises in the election campaign was to deal with unemployment. But unemployment has continued to increase every month since he became president. The official unemployment level is 12.8 per cent. But the […]
On the 8 July an estimated 350,000 civil servants in Brazil went on an indefinite strike against the pension ‘reforms’ proposed by the Lula government.
The newly elected PT (Workers’ Party) led government of Lula in Brazil has aroused massive expectations and demands for change amongst the workers, peasants and others exploited by capitalism. Millions of workers, youth and peasants […]
The February 15 march in Brazil was larger than similar ones in the past against the 1991 Gulf War or the Afghanistan war.
As manifestações de 15 de fevereiro no Brasil foram as maiores em comparação com situações semelhantes, como a guerra do golfo em 1991 ou a guerra contra o Afeganistão.
The World Social Forum is a meeting place for all kinds of organisations that fight against neo-liberalism, including environmentalists, trade unionists, and others who wants to go further and seek an alternative, "another world", according […]
No great movements took place since the last World Congress in 1998, although the number of workers who went on strike and the amount of striking days multiplied by 5 between 2000 and 2001. But […]
What elected Lula was the rejection of neoliberalism, but the PT (Workers Party) will not be able to meet the expectations of the masses unless there is a real break with the policies of Cardoso […]
PT gets highest vote in first round and goes to runoff. The Workers Party candidate, Lula, got the highest vote for president in the first round. With 99% of votes counted, he had 46.4% of […]
As comrades will know from a previous circular the Brazilian comrades have been leading a teachers strike in Cotia, Brazil. This strike has been attacked by the police. Messages of support and protest are urgently […]
"What triggered the movement was the announcement of a small bonus payment. In fact, more than a bonus, this kind of one-off payment aims to offset the absence of a wage increase to track inflation […]
IN THE days running up to Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final match with England, Wall Street speculators pinned their hopes on a Brazil victory to assuage anxieties over Brazil’s financial crisis and poor poll ratings for […]
Argentina’s financial crisis is threatening an economic meltdown which could also sink the economies of South and Central America and have a catastrophic impact on the world economy. US imperialism and Argentina’s rulers are attempting […]
At the end of the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections the result is clear: the defeat of Cardoso’s allies and the growth of the PT. Try as they may, the bourgeois commentators attempt […]
We of the Head Office of the Committee for a Workers’ International, which has groups, sections and parties in every continent, express our 100% backing for your present struggle.
March 8th around the world is the celebration of International Women’s Day. For us, this is not just a celebration, it’s more a day of struggle, of fighting spirit. The struggle to end the oppression […]
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