GLOBOCOLONIZATION

Abstract

Frei Betto reflects interestingly in this text on a topic that is fundamental for us: colonization the old colonization, which was imposed upon us by blood, fire and prayers around 500 years ago, and modern colonization, which opresses and subordinates us today. Considering a document recently released by the United Nations, in which it is proved, quantitatively, the injustice of the world in which we live. The Brazilian writer states that, without changing the current global economic model, Latin America and the Caribbean will not be able to overcome the poverty and social inequality that imprisons the region.