http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/76/ en_GB_uk Brazil http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160499/1/ The largest indigenous gathering in the Brazilian Amazon in nearly 20 years will take place on May 19-23 to protest against plans for a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the Xingu River. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159982/1/ Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest may be increasing suggest high-resolution satellite images released by the Brazilian government. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159918/1/ The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world. From: Center for Reproductive Rights http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158052/1/ In an effort to halt species extinction in the Brazilian Amazon, the state of Para is launching a Zero Extinction Program. From: Conservation International http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82456 Developing countries are increasingly seeking to maintain social class divisions and 'order' in urban slums by using heavy-handed military tactics, writes Raúl Zibechi. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82199 The destruction of the Brazil's Amazon rain forest increased drastically in recent months after a two-year "breather," the government reported yesterday. From Earth Times http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81677 The development and adoption of biofuels should be done carefully and with exhaustive research onto its effects on food security and the environment, comments Science and Development Network director David Dickson. From: SciDevNet http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81420 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81423 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81327 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81113 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 http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80984 An activist protesting the illegal development of genetically modified seeds was shot and killed at point blank range by armed gunmen allegedly linked to the multinational corporation Syngenta. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80899 A zone on the frontiers of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay has been portrayed by the U.S. media and government as a "hotbed" "teeming with Islamic extremists and their sympathizers," but a group of reporters found these claims inaccurate as they traveled into the region. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/154499/1/ The second Internet Governance Forum to be held at Rio, Brazil from 12-15 November will discuss related issues and make relevant recommendations to the international community. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80813 Eight Greenpeace activists trapped in a Brazilian environmental protection agency office for nearly two days have finally escaped. The team was forced to seek refuge after loggers blocked them from transporting a dead nut tree it had government permission to collect and use.