Archive From the archive: Lula, a people’s last hope 6 January, 2003: Brazil’s president says he’ll attempt the impossible in this, one of the world’s most unequal societies. By Sue Branford
Death of the Amazon In Brazil, environmental technocrats talk of saving the rainforest with satellite technology - but l By Sue Branford
Green colonials An international project to buy large parts of the Amazon rainforest has run up against stiff resist By Sue Branford
When even Monsanto has doubts Argentina went overboard for GM crops. Now its farmers face a decline in production, reports Sue Bra By Sue Branford
The land of plenty runs dry Argentina was once so prosperous that poor Europeans emigrated there. Now, children starve and thous By Sue Branford