Are you or anyone you know, homeless? My guess is, most of you will say no. It’s a small proportion of the population, but it is growing year on year. I will give you some facts and figures a little later, but first I would like to introduce you to […]
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Victims of police violence and racism on the rise
The problem is structural: anti-black racism in Brazil cuts across different areas such as education, health, labour market, but has its most critical face in public security. This is what the social scientist and coordinator of the network, Silvia Ramos, says, who finds the figures scandalous, reinforcing a worrying […]
Brazil, an ageing society
The South American giant is progressing its demographic mutation towards the ageing observed in European countries, where 21% of its inhabitants are over 65 years old. Over 12 years, the number of elderly people has gone from 14 million to 22 million inhabitants. In about 20 years, the population will […]
Cuba’s uncertainties in times of Trump
The Republican magnate’s victory has an impact on global geopolitics, all the more so as it happened after one of the most atypical presidential campaigns in the history of the United States. Questions arise for Cuba, especially over whether or not the political landscape could change. Amelia Duarte […]
Sanctions against the vice-president raise suspicions
Left- and right-wing politicians, legal experts and analysts described the measure imposed against Ecuador’s vice-president as illegal and unconstitutional. They consider that only the Assembly can take a decision regarding a popularly elected position. Abad denounced that the president is preparing a coup d’état to re-elect himself in 2025. […]















