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Brazilian peasant leader: ‘Capital’s attack on nature endangers humanity’
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Brazil: Joao Pedro Stedile (MST) 'The coup-plotters have made their intentions clear'
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Brazil’s social movements oppose institutional coup against Dilma Rousseff, demand ‘Temer Out’
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Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (MST) on the political crisis engulfing the Dilma government
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April 16, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- Over 700,000 Brazilians took to the streets on March 31 across dozens of cities in Brazil in defence of democracy. The demonstrations were called by the Popular Front of Brazil, of which the Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a key part. The demonstrations demanded an end to the impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, which protestors say is equivalent to a coup.
Below, Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal is republishing two articles reflecting the views of the MST on the current political crisis in Brazil which have been translated by Friends of MST. The first is the MST's analysis of the origin of the political crisis and the role of the social movements and working class in this struggle. The second was written by MST leader João Pedro Stedile, and looks at how the crisis has been accompanied by rising rural violence, including the killing of two farm workers on Thursday April 7.Challenging the globalisation of indifference: Pope Francis meets with popular movements
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The author, Judith Marshall, meets Pope Francis.
By Judith Marshall