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. Special financial appeal to all readers […]
Just one year following the Presidential election victory of Luiz Inácio da Silva (or Lula as he is popularly known), of the Workers’ Party (PT), a new movement has been launched by former PT activists, […]
"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 […]
As a union demonstration of 80,000 government workers marched to the Congress building in Brasilia on 6 August, "Lula has betrayed us" blared out of the truck mounted PA system. Special financial appeal to all […]
Lula government’s pension "reform" bill passed first reading in House of Representatives with most PT lefts voting in favour. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a […]
“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. Special financial […]
More than 4,000 homeless managed to occupy four abandoned high-rise blocks in the centre of São Paulo on early 21 July. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net […]
The civil servants strike against the Lula governments pension ‘reform’, that began on the 8 July, is growing. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a unique […]
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. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building […]
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