Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: The 2024 SESC Literary Award, one of the most important in Brazil, has been embroiled in a growing controversy after writer and history professor Airton Souza read an excerpt from his award winning romance novel Outono de Carne Estranha at a SESC event.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: With the human population exceeding eight billion and our species occupying virtually every corner of the globe, it is now more important than ever to reflect on the relationship we have with our environment.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Legislation protecting national peatlands has passed through the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, and is one step away from becoming law.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: 1,859 Dominican citizens were serving prison sentences in Spain in 2023, according to the Dominican Ministry of Justice.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Ecuador is negotiating the details of an agreement “to bring financial stability to the country” with the IMF.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Acknowledging that it was not “politically correct” to do so, Argentinian politician Miguel Pichetto argued that Argentina should cease to provide economic assistance to Paraguayans.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: According to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), the Brazilian economy grew 2.9% in 2023, with the country generating 10.9 trillion reals in GDP.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Honduras continues to experience grave human rights challenges, including gender based violence, land disputes, and impunity, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: Bolsonaro is finished, but Bolsonarism remains.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: The Brazilian 1988 Constitution established a social contract under which all are equal before the law, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender.