Posts By: Staff
February 28, 2020 > Staff
Researchers Find No Evidence of Fraud in Bolivian Election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: New research by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab suggests that the Organization of American States (OAS) analysis of supposed electoral fraud in Bolivia […] Read More >
February 27, 2020 > Staff
Brazil Confirms First Case of Coronavirus in Latin America
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Government officials confirmed that a Brazilian man has been infected with coronavirus, making it the first official case of the illness in Latin America. According […] Read More >
February 26, 2020 > Staff
Former Guatemalan Prosecutor Granted US Asylum
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: Guatemala’s former chief prosecutor Thelma Aldana announced that the United States has officially granted her political asylum. Aldana has been living in the U.S. for […] Read More >
February 25, 2020 > Staff
Chilean President Calls for ‘Stability’ After Weekend Protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Chilean President Sebastián Piñera called for national stability on Monday. His statements followed a weekend of protests where police and at least 150 protestors confronted […] Read More >
February 24, 2020 > Staff
Police Officers and Military Exchange Gunfire in Haiti
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HAITI: Police officers protesting pay and working conditions disrupted the first day of Haiti’s Carnival. Police and military officers shot at each other outside the national […] Read More >
February 21, 2020 > Staff
Protests Continue in Dominican Republic After Election Postponement
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: For the fourth day in a row, hundreds of protesters decried the Central Electoral Board (JCE). Protestors accuse the Board of corruption, after elections […] Read More >
February 20, 2020 > Staff
Thousands of Women Rally for Legal Abortion in Argentina
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: Thousands congregated outside the National Congress on Wednesday to once again demand for the government to legalize abortion in Argentina. Marches in support of legalization […] Read More >
February 19, 2020 > Staff
Archaeologists Unearth Inca Relics in Lima
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: A team of archaeologists working for a gas company in Peru has spent two decades uncovering centuries-old Incan treasures. Over the past 16 years, Calidda, […] Read More >
February 18, 2020 > Staff
CIA Monitored South American Dictatorships with Rigged Communications Gear
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: During the 1970s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided encryption machines to South American dictatorships. The CIA rigged the machines, allowing agents to intercept […] Read More >
February 17, 2020 > Staff
Border Patrol Special Agents to Team Up with ICE in Sanctuary Cities
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Trump administration plans to send 100 agents from tactical Border Patrol teams to sanctuary cities around the U.S. to provide backup to Immigration […] Read More >