Soy boom devours Brazil’s tropical savanna

CAMPOS LINDOS, Brazil – When farmer Julimar Pansera purchased land in Brazil’s interior seven years ago, it was blanketed in tiers of fruit trees, twisted shrubs and the occasional palm standing tall in a thicket of undergrowth. He mowed down most of that...

Pacaraima: indignation and solidarity

I was a stranger and you welcomed me in” (Mt. 25, 35)   We, 58 bishops and 27 other representatives of Prelatures and Dioceses convened in Manaus (AM) from August 20 to 23 at the III Summit of the Catholic Church of the Legal Amazon. Summoned by the Episcopal...

The myth of a Pacif Brazil comes to an end

Editorial Brazil figures among the most violent countries in the world and some of its cities have homicide rates similar to those found in civil wars. In fact, this is a Latin-American tragedy. Violence affects all social layers, races, genders and ages, but the...