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From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy

As Chileans and progressives around the world mark the 30th anniversary of the violent military coup that overthrew Chile’s socialist
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Lula’s Environment Policy: An Overview

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Brazil - Metalworkers Strike

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Worker President Raises Workers' Hopes in Brazil

Worker President Raises Workers’ Hopes in Brazil

On October 27, 2002, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—lathe operator, metalworker, undisputed leader of the independent labor movement that emerged