The Brazilian MST and some of its developments

Hello class,
Posted below are links to online articles I found regarding the MST Brazilian Landless Workers Movement. Two of the first two link articles are interviews with João Pedro Stédile, one of the leaders of the MST. The third article link describes a brief overview of some of the violence which has resulted from opponents of the MST. The last article link describes a current development of the MST, the "Red April" protest in Brazilia (a push for more farm land). Feel free to comment on these articles or address discussion questions regarding the topic.

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=48&ItemID=7036

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=48&ItemID=4003

http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/brazil/mst1.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080415/bs_afp/brazilsocialfarmprotest_080415071614