Heriberto Araújo

PowerfulFinancial TimesMore twists and turns than a Hollywood spy thrillerSpectatorA story we all need to hearNew StatesmanGripping... Araujos accretion of detail has a powerful effectNew York TimesExcellentKirkus ReviewsDeep in the heart of the Amazon, an entire region has lived under the control of one notorious land baron: Joselio de Barros. Joselio cut a grisly path to success: having arrived in the jungle with a shady past, he quickly made a name for himself as an invincible thug who grabbed massive tracts of public land, burned down the jungle and executed or enslaved anyone trying to stop him.Enter Dezinho, the leader of a small but robust farm workers union fighting against land grabs, ecological destruction, and blatant human rights abuses. When Dezinho was killed in a shocking assassination, the local community held its breath. Would Joselio, whom everyone knew had ordered the hit, finally be brought to account? Or would authorities look the other way, as they had hundreds of times before?Dezinhos widow, Dona Joelma, was not about to let that happen. After his murder, she stepped into the spotlight, orchestrating a huge push to bring national media attention to the injustices in the Amazon.Set against the backdrop of Bolsonaros devastating cuts to environmental protections, Brazils rapidly changing place in the geopolitical spectrum, and the Amazons crucial role in climate change, Masters of the Lost Land is both a gripping epic into one of the last wild places on Earth and an urgent illustration of how people are fighting for - and winning - justice for their futures and the environment.

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Chinas Silent Army is a revealing and gripping piece of investigative journalism into the unknown extent of Chinas global power, from China-based reporters Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto AraújoThis book stems from the remarkable, determined work of these two China-based journalists who, frustrated by the facile, pro-business commentary of so much writing on China and the evasions of Beijings official pronouncements, took a drastic decision: to see for themselves just how rapidly China is spreading its influence around the world. Many thousands of miles and twenty-five countries later, Chinas Silent Army is the result: an unprecedented attempt to meet the many Chinese who, through hard work, ingenuity and ruthless business practices are rapidly moving much of the world into Beijings orbit. From Peruvian mines to Siberian forests, from Sudanese dams to Burmese jade mines - everywhere Chinas silent army is working to redirect enormous resources. Chinas Silent Army allows the reader to come face-to-face with extraordinary individuals working on Chinas behalf, often in truly terrible conditions, to create what amounts to a new, informal empire. Reviews:Powerful ... brilliant ... The book cuts to the political coreMichael Sheridan, Sunday TimesLively and humane ... [Chinas Silent Army] offers essential information for all who wish to learn how the global reach of China Inc is transforming the lives of everyone on this planetFrank Dikotter, Literary ReviewExcellent macro-economic insights ... but ultimately the human stories are what make it so compelling ... It ought to be required readingProspect[Cardenal and Araujos] research is prodigious and the facts they unearth startling ... the Chinese should reflect on the questions the book raises. To put it mildly, there appears to be a case to answerEvening StandardEngaging and sympathetic ... Fascinating and vividSpectatorAbout the authors:Juan Pablo Cardenal has been reporting from and about China and the Asia-Pacific region since 2003, first, as the Shanghai correspondent for Spains daily El Mundo and, later, in Singapore and Beijing for Spains leading economic daily El Economista. Heriberto Araujo arrived to Beijing in early 2007 and has focused in social and economic issues related to China and Asia. He initially worked for the AFP agency, as the Spanish correspondent in Beijing, and then started his career as a freelance, working for several French (M6, France 24, RFI) and Spanish (Notimex, Capital) media.They have jointly published related articles in Foreign Policy, El Pais, The South China Morning Post, Radio France International (RFI) and in leading Japanese weekly Shukan Bunshun.

Basado en decenas de entrevistas con emigrantes chinos, policías, fiscales, investigadores, jueces y funcionarios de aduanas de toda Europa, así como del análisis de los sumarios de varias de las operaciones policiales mas importantes contra la criminalidad china en por toda Europa, incluida la Operacion Emperador, este libro revela por primera vez los entresijos del exito chino y cuestiona el argumento de que este aporte valor añadido a nuestras sociedades. Respuestas documentadas y que derriban algunos de los mitos que acompañan a las comunidades chinas en el extranjero. Y todo ello es importante por la gran cuestion de fondo que aborda esta obra: ¿Si el producto, los empleados, el importador, el distribuidor y el vendedor minorista, son todos chinos; si las practicas de contrabando escapan al pago del IVA y al control fiscal; si los benefi cios son reenviados a China sin pasar por los conductos legales; si toda esa riqueza apenas se reinvierte en el pais receptor; cual es el beneficio que generan en nuestras sociedades?

Basada en su creciente poderío económico, su particular modelo autoritario y el músculo de 1.300 millones de personas, ¿cómo está China convirtiéndose en la potencia hegemónica del siglo XXI? ¿Cómo encaja el gigante asiatico en el nuevo orden mundial que se fraguo tras la crisis de 2008? ¿Que tensiones provocara su ascension? ¿Sera el mundo un lugar mejor donde vivir bajo los mandatos de una China mas poderosa? Estas son algunas de las preguntas a las que responde este libro en base a una investigacion unica en su genero, realizada por dos periodistas españoles a lo largo y ancho de 25 paises del mundo en desarrollo, que permite descifrar las claves y entresijos de la actual expansion silenciosa de China por el planeta, incluidas sus consecuencias socio-economicas, medioambientales y geopoliticas. Desde las minas de cobre de la Republica Democratica del Congo y las explotaciones de gas natural del desierto de Turkmenistan, hasta el impacto medioambiental en los bosques de Siberia o los grandes proyectos chinos de infraestructuras en la Amazonia ecuatoriana o el Nilo, los autores describen a traves de historias humanas y hechos los movimientostectonicos de hoy para entender lo que acontecera en el futuro. ¿Como extiende sus tentaculos el gigante para garantizar su suministro de petroleo a largo plazo? ¿Con que estrategias desbanca Pekin a su competencia occidental? ¿Como encaja Africa la avalancha de emigrantes chinos? ¿Que impacto tiene a nivel local la nueva Ruta de la Seda de los productos Made in China? ¿Que secretos esconde la estrecha relacion de Pekin con algunas de las mas crueles dictaduras del planeta?

Juan Pablo Cardenal y Heriberto Araújo, corresponsales españoles en Asia y autores de La silenciosa conquista china, nos ofrecen ahora una nueva y ambiciosa investigación sobre la expansión de China por el mundo.En La imparable conquista china nos conducen por un fascinante recorrido que comienza siguiendo la pista de tres mil obreros chinos en Groenlandia, como resultado de la busqueda de recursos naturales preciosos en el Artico, y acaba con un gigantesco fraude en Wall Street, pasando por temas tan diversos como las estrategias defensivas de los millonarios chinos, las miserias de la diplomacia britanica, la construccion de gigantescas infraestructuras en Canada, las dificiles relaciones con el Vaticano, las resistencias interiores y externas o el triunfo del ciberespionaje industrial. Una secuencia de perspectivas y revelaciones que tienen el valor del conocimiento adquirido personalmente por los autores sobre el terreno en un amplio escenario internacional.

Gripping. Araujos accretion of detail has a powerful effect, demonstrating how deeply the culture of violence has seeped into the social fabric of Amazonia and how hard it will be to eradicate. New York Times Book Review"A raw account of the critical struggle between law and lawlessness on the worlds last great frontier." Christian Science MonitorIn the tradition of Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting murder mystery revealing the human story behind one of the most devastating crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rain forestand anyone who stands in the wayDeep in the heart of the Amazon, the city of Rondon do Para, Brazil, lived for decades in the shadow of land barons, or fazendeiros, who maintained control of the region through unscrupulous land grabs and egregious human rights violations. They razed and burned the jungle, expelled small-scale farmers and Indigenous tribes from their lands, and treated their farmhands as slavesall with impunity. The only true opposition came from Rondons small but robust farmworkers union, led by the charismatic Dezinho, who fought to put power back into the hands of the people who called the Amazon home. But when Dezinho was assassinated in cold blood, it seemed the farmworkers struggle had come to a violent and fruitless end.What no one anticipated was that this event would bring forth an unlikely hero: Dezinhos widow. Against great odds, and at extreme personal risk, Maria Joel, now a single mother of four young children, used her ingenuity and unwavering support from union members to bring her husbands killer to account in court. Her campaign gained unexpected momentum, helping to bring international attention to the dire situation in Rondon, from Brazils president Lula to international celebrities and civil rights groups.Maria Joels fight for justice had far-reaching implications: it unearthed a chilling world of corruption and lawlessness rooted in Brazils quest to turn the largest rain forest on earth into an economic frontier. As more details came out, it began to look increasingly likely that Dezinhos killer, a reluctant and inexperienced gunman, was just one piece of a larger criminal consortium, with ties leading all the way up to one of the regions most powerful and notorious fazendeiros of all.Featuring groundbreaking revelations and exclusive interviews, this gripping work of narrative nonfictionis the culmination ofjournalist Heriberto Araujos years-long investigation in the heart of the Amazon. Set against the backdrop of appalling deforestation rates and resultant superfires, Masters of the Lost Land vividly reveals the human story behind the loss ofand fierce crusade to protectone of our greatest resources in the fight against climate change and one of the last wild places on earth.