Posts By: Staff

Brazilian Presidential Election To Go To Runoff; Dilma Rousseff Fails To Break 50 Percent Threshold

Today in Latin America Top Story — With 96 percent of the votes counted as of Sunday night, no winner has been declared in the Brazilian presidential election, according to […] Read More >

Brazil’s Lula Da Silva’s Campaigning Is Propelling Dilma Rousseff To Presidency

Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, Brazil’s overwhelmingly popular president, has presided over eight years of economic growth and poverty reduction. For months now, he’s been trying to bestow that popularity […] Read More >

Ecuador Declares State of Emergency; Rafael Correa Calls Protests “Coup d’État”

Today in Latin America Top Story — The Ecuadoran government declared a state of emergency Thursday after protests by police officers and members of the military turned ugly and sent […] Read More >

Mexico Captures 30 Alleged Gulf Cartel Members During Violent Raids

Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s navy announced Wednesday the capture of 30 alleged Gulf drug cartel members and the seizure of a large cache of weapons. Mexican […] Read More >

Rescue Efforts Underway For Mudslide In Mexico; Death Toll Less Than Expected

Today in Latin America Top Story — Rescue efforts are underway in southern Mexico after a mudslide destroyed scores of homes and raised fears of a massive death toll. The […] Read More >

Colombia’s Senator Cordoba Booted For Alleged FARC Links

Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s inspector general kicked out a controversial senator Monday and barred her from public service for 18 years due to her alleged links […] Read More >

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at a rally on Thursday.

Venezuela Votes In General Election; Both Sides Claiming Victory As Polls Close

Today in Latin America Top Story — Shortly after polls closed Sunday night in Venezuela, the country’s ruling party claimed victory in the legislative elections. Leaders from the United Socialist Party […] Read More >

FARC Leader “Mono Jojoy” Killed In Colombian Military Strike

Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian government said Thursday that it killed one of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  (FARC) most senior leaders. The commander known […] Read More >

Stephen Colbert To Testify Before House Committee On Immigration

Today in Latin America Top Story — Late night television star Stephen Colbert plans to testify at a congressional hearing this Friday on immigration. The host of Comedy Central’s “The […] Read More >

United Nations Summit Addresses Poverty; Latin American Leaders Call For Change

Today in Latin America Top Story — Poverty was the major talking point on the opening day of the United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “These Millennium Development […] Read More >