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Does Brazil Have an App That Can Upend Digital Finance?
Washington’s unease is rising as Brazil’s Pix bypasses U.S.-dominated payment networks. The country’s digital payment revolution may soon be impossible to contain as other countries adapt their own models. By John P. Ruehl The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “ attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices ,” followed by the launch of 50 percent tari

The Left Chapter
Oct 227 min read


Communist parties of Brazil and Cuba strengthen ties
Image via the PCC Via the PCC, translated from the Spanish The head of the Departamento de Atención al Sector Social of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Rolando Yero Travieso, held discussions with Ana Prestes, Secretary of International Relations of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and Ricardo Alemão Abreu, Director of Cooperation at the Mauricio Grabois Foundation. Yero Travieso emphasized that this visit confirms the strong state of relation

The Left Chapter
Oct 181 min read


PCC and Workers' Party of Brazil Consolidate Interparty Relations
Image via the PCC Via the PCC, translated from the Spanish The head of the Departamento de Atención al Sector Social of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Rolando Yero Travieso, held discussions with Senator Humberto Sérgio Costa Lima, Secretary of International Relations of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT). Yero Travieso extended congratulations to the senator on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba for his recent appointme

The Left Chapter
Oct 171 min read


Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to COP30 in...

The Left Chapter
Oct 58 min read


Bolsonaro found guilty
Bolsonaro testifying during his trial -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources UPDATE: After the fourth of five judges of the...

The Left Chapter
Sep 112 min read


Development at a Standstill: Fiscal Rigidity as a Structural Constraint
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Marcelo Depieri Starting in the 1990s, a new form of...

The Left Chapter
Sep 96 min read


The Return of the Kirkpatrick Doctrine
The Trump agenda in Latin America is about protecting US economic and financial interests, just as it was under Kirkpatrick’s reign of...

The Left Chapter
Sep 86 min read


Desenvolvimento em travas: a rigidez fiscal como limite estrutural
Brazilian National Congress, 2025 -- Agência Senado from Brasilia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Marcelo Depieri A partir...

The Left Chapter
Sep 66 min read


Against the aggression and blackmail of the USA! Down with imperialism!: PCB
Trump in August, 2025 -- public domain image Political Note from the Central Committee of the PCB The Central Committee of the Brazilian...

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Aug 287 min read


Brazilian Communists call for popular resistance to Trump's imperialist attacks
Trump and Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago, 2020 -- Alan Santos/PR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Political Statement by the Brazilian...

The Left Chapter
Aug 13 min read


The Last COP: Will Brazil Host a Conference that Saves the World’s Climate?
Lula during a 2023 ceremony announcing the holding of COP 30 in the city of Belém -- Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY...

The Left Chapter
Jul 245 min read


CPI Condemns NATO Chief’s Threats to India, China, and Brazil
Mark Rutte in June, 2025 -- Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Press Release CPI Condemns NATO...

The Left Chapter
Jul 171 min read


It is not enough to wish for a new international order; it is necessary to fight for it: Díaz-Canel at BRICS
By Leticia Martínez & Alina Perera, translated from the Spanish RIO DE JANEIRO.- "Let us unite to promote the new international order we...

The Left Chapter
Jul 83 min read


Progressive Latin American presidents are in Moscow for the Victory Parade
Latin American leaders from Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil have traveled to Moscow for the 80th anniversary of the Victory against the...

The Left Chapter
May 94 min read


Cuba and Brazil commit to coordinating positions to protect the environment
Images via Estudios Revolución By Yaima Puig Meneses, translated from the Spanish "It is a pleasure to receive you in Cuba," First...
Michael Laxer
Jan 272 min read


At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
Michael Laxer
Sep 13, 20245 min read


Honduras, Nicaragua and Caribbean countries defend Venezuelan elections
“The United States has repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin America and the Caribbean, but not in favor of the people,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20244 min read


'Complicity in War Crimes': Report Names Countries, Companies Supplying Fuel to Israel
"Corporations supplying jet fuel and oil to Israel may be providing material support to the military," one expert said, "and therefore...
Michael Laxer
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Final Declaration of the XXVII Meeting of the São Paulo Forum
Photo of the final plenary session of the XXVII FSP Meeting, June 27 -- photo via the FSP The XXVII Meeting of the leftist and...
Michael Laxer
Jul 2, 20249 min read


Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?
Solar is now Brazil’s second-largest source of electricity. Experts say its growth must also reach and respect communities cut off from...
Michael Laxer
Jun 18, 20248 min read
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