The toxic waste found in 41 containers in the Santos port in the Southeast of Brazil must be shipped back to the UK by next Tuesday. The material is being loaded in a ship today at the same port. The......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil: July 2009 Archives
From Colombia: multinational mining company accused of hiring paramilitaries
Article written by my good friend, independent journalist Manuel Rueda Over two hundred Colombians have placed a lawsuit at an Alabama district court against a Birmingham-based Drummond coal company for financing right wing death squads in Colombia. Drummond runs an......more
Brazil to inquire UK about 'exported' waste
Brazilian police are investigating several national and UK companies after 64 containers with over 1,400 tonnes of hazardous waste were found in three southern ports in Santos and Rio Grande do Sul.The Federal Public Ministry, the Brazilian prosecuting service, demanded......more
From Colombia: an unusual expedition in the Andes
In the beginning of July an unusual expedition took off from the south of Colombia towards Ecuador. The Ruta Inka takes young people from all over the world to traditional Andean communities. On July 4, a group of 35 youths......more
State-run clinic for transsexuals opens in Sao Paulo
“Since I was a child of seven years old I felt I was different, I did not like women and liked watching the boys on TV”, says Claudia, a transvestite who lives in the centre of Sao Paulo. “I started......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil:
Natalia Viana is an investigative journalist who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. A freelance writer and producer, she tries to...