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      President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greeting supporters in Brazil.​

      Brazil's New Lula Government Is an Opportunity for a New Trade Model

      This is a historical moment that calls for renewed policies based on scaling up democracy in a profoundly participatory way.

      Lucia Ortiz
      Viviana Barreto
      Natalia Carrau
      Feb 17, 2023

      Change is afoot in Latin America. The region—battered by COVID, inequality and environmental crisis—is seeing a second wave of progressive governments elected, most significantly with the recent victory of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil. This is a unique opportunity for us to build a new trade model that puts people and the planet first. Stopping the harmful EU-Mercosur trade deal is a good place to start.

      Now Brazil is back, the priority is people over profit

      In his election victory speech Lula outlined some of the government’s priorities. The focus was on fighting hunger and poverty, while also repositioning Brazil as a major player in regional and international affairs. Lula committed to re-negotiating the EU-Mercosur trade deal. He stated, “Brazil is back. We are back to help build a peaceful world order based on dialogue and multilateralism.” This will give a much needed boost to global human rights, climate action and diplomacy that have been under threat from the rising far right.

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      IG Report Finds Trump Aid to Venezuela Was Aimed at Toppling Maduro

      IG Report Finds Trump Aid to Venezuela Was Aimed at Toppling Maduro

      "This was incredibly obvious at the time, but it's shocking to see the details," said one U.S. journalist and author. 

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 30, 2021

      Progressive observers of United States foreign policy in Latin America were unsurprised yet still expressed alarm Thursday over details in a new report from the U.S. Agency for International Development that shows the Trump administration's humanitarian aid to Venezuela was at least partially motivated by a desire for regime change in Caracas.

      "You didn't need to be a genius to see the U.S. was trying to force a dramatic confrontation, rather than trying to efficiently help needy Venezuelans."
      --Vincent Bevins, journalist

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      Citing Racist Massacres and 'Inexcusable' Prevalence of Guns, Foreign Countries Issue Travel Safety Warnings for United States

      Citing Racist Massacres and 'Inexcusable' Prevalence of Guns, Foreign Countries Issue Travel Safety Warnings for United States

      "The world is watching."

      Julia Conley
      Aug 06, 2019

      While President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have spent the past several years claiming foreign migrants and refugees pose a threat to Americans, a pair of massacres in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend has compelled two Latin American countries to warn their own citizens of the travel dangers lurking in the United States.

      The foreign ministries of Venezuela and Uruguay issued urgent warnings to people in their countries who may travel to the U.S. following the deaths of 31 people in the two mass shootings. Both countries informed their citizens of the "indiscriminate possession" of guns by the U.S. population and the refusal of the federal government to address the problem.

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