Full Coverage: South America

27.11.2007 Two Brazilian indigenous communities have successfully reclaimed their lands after a 40-year occupation by a powerful cellulose company. Their victory exemplifies the increasing unity, militancy, and efficacy of rural and indigenous factions in Brazil.

26.11.2007 Brazil's ability to negotiate price reductions with pharmaceutical companies for patented HIV/AIDS drugs saved the country $1 billion between 2001 and 2005, according to a study.

20.11.2007 Brazilian bloggers are commemorating today the death of a runaway slave and national hero by debating how far their vastly multicultural society has come towards ending racism.

13.11.2007 President Chavez of Venezuela faces the most serious threat since the 2002 military coup, with violent street demonstrations by privileged university students leading to major street battles in Caracas, says James Petras.

13.11.2007 Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.

07.11.2007 Uruguay is the first country to place an official order for child-friendly laptops from the One Laptop Per Child initiative, and Peru looks set to follow.

07.11.2007 Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay will co-host a UN event to gather support for a proposed charter that would counter worldwide human rights abuses against gay people.
From: Human Rights Watch

05.11.2007 "The [widespread] recognition that Washington's economic policies and institutions have failed miserably in Latin America" explains the continental leaders' decision to open a development "Bank of the South," says Mark Weisbrot.

02.11.2007 Big gas and oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon are contaminating the rivers and wildlife of the region, introducing disease and other problems into the lives of the indigenous people who reside there, explains journalist Kelly Hearn.