064 Beef, Bible and Bullets (Part 2) - RICHARD LAPPER talks about London, Brazil and Populism

In this, Part 2 of my chat with Richard Lapper, we walk from Wapping to Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and back to Wapping via King Edward VII Park, the Regents Canal, Mile End Park and Limehouse Basin talking about history, politics, London, and Brazil.

Tune in to be inspired by London’s east side, understanding more about Brazil, and how farming, religion and security can play such an important part in the making and breaking of a country. And why the Amazon has become so threatened by a policy that changed the region forever:

People without land for a land without people.

Richard talks about the influence of British journalist Norman Lewis raising awareness of the indigenous communities in the Amazon and how their way of life was being threatened brought about the rise of Survival International; and through reporting for insurance companies the change of weather patterns brought about the world’s first environmentalist movements.

Richard talks about why Brazil goes off the rails, the impact of the discovery of oil in Brazil in 2006, the car wash scandal and the rise of the two biggest gangs in Brazil, the First Command of the Capital in Sao Paulo and The Red Command in Rio de Janeiro.

“Organised crime is becoming more and more powerful in Brazil, as the State becomes weaker, and policing becomes less effective.”

Like episode 63, this episode is dedicated to (Dominic) Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira who were murdered in the Amazon in June 2022 while using their skills as journalist and advocate for indigenous people respectively, to defend the Amazon against further destruction and to protect the indigenous people who live there.

This podcast chat has been recorded in two episodes. This is Part 2. Part 1 can be heard in the previous podcast episode - 63.

To find out more about Richard Lapper go to:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlatinamerica

Email: [e-mail]

https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/richard-lapper

Instagram: @richard_lapper

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVfaQIUcXmU

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To find out about your podcast host EMMA go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/

And, a big thanks as always, to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!