Posts By: Staff
October 18, 2018 > Staff
Brazilian President Temer Charged with Corruption
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Federal police have filed new corruption charges against President Michel Temer for allegedly accepting illegal payments to steer concessions toward business and personal associates in […] Read More >
October 17, 2018 > Staff
President Trump Threatens Honduras to Stop Immigrant Caravan
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES : As a caravan of some 2,000 Honduran immigrants continues its march to the United States through Guatemala, President Trump tweeted yesterday that if […] Read More >
October 16, 2018 > Staff
Human rights groups call for release of protesters arrested in Nicaragua
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Eight of the 38 protesters arrested at an anti-government rally in Managua on Sunday have been released as of yesterday. Human rights groups are calling […] Read More >
October 15, 2018 > Staff
Honduras migrant caravan marches north, heads for U.S.
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: As the United States calls for tighter border control, a spontaneous migrant caravan began its northward trek from San Pedro Sula, one of the most […] Read More >
October 12, 2018 > Staff
Far-Right Bolsonaro Leads Big in Brazil: Poll
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro enjoys a commanding 13 percent lead with less than three weeks to go until the Oct. 28 runoff, according to […] Read More >
October 11, 2018 > Staff
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Detained For Money Laundering
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori and 19 members of the conservative Fuerza Popular Party were detained yesterday for alleged money laundering. She is being investigated […] Read More >
October 10, 2018 > Staff
Former Vice President of Guatemala Sentenced to Prison
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA:Â Roxana Baldetti, the former vice president of Guatemala, was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison yesterday for her role in a fraud scheme involving […] Read More >
October 9, 2018 > Staff
Transgender and Indigenous Candidates Break Glass Ceiling in Brazilian elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL : Despite the near victory of the far right in Sunday’s election with presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro entering the runoff election as the frontrunner, indigenous […] Read More >
October 8, 2018 > Staff
Bolsonaro snatches the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A contentious presidential race in Brazil reached its conclusion yesterday as the votes began tallying in. Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate from the Social Liberal […] Read More >
October 5, 2018 > Staff
Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Trump’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Immigrants and immigrant rights groups celebrated a new California federal court decision blocking the Trump administration’s plans to stop renewing the legal status of […] Read More >