Category: Latin America: Week in Review
November 19, 2019 > Staff
Chilean President Admits Police Abuse at Recent Protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: President Sebastián Piñera admitted for the first time during a televised speech that the Chilean police abused protesters at recent demonstrations. He acknowledged that “abuses […] Read More >
November 18, 2019 > Staff
8 Dead in Bolivia; Evo Morales Calls for UN Intervention
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: The death toll in Bolivia continues to rise as violent clashes continue between security forces and supporters of former president Evo Morales. On Friday security […] Read More >
November 15, 2019 > Staff
Sanctions to Force Cuba to Drop Support for Venezuela Are Failing, Díaz-Canel Says
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: President Miguel Díaz-Canel said yesterday that the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure the Cuban government are failing. “We will fight back. They will never defeat […] Read More >
November 14, 2019 > Staff
Áñez Declares Herself Interim President in Bolivia; Morales Hints at Return
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: After former President Evo Morales was forced to resign, Bolivian opposition senate Vice President Jeanine Áñez declared herself interim president according to the Bolivian constitution. […] Read More >
November 13, 2019 > Staff
Morales Arrives in Mexico, Thanks AMLO for Saving His Life
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Evo Morales arrived in Mexico yesterday, while his supporters continue to protest against a military-backed coup in Bolivia. Morales was forced to resign on Sunday […] Read More >
November 12, 2019 > Staff
Mexico Grants Evo Morales Asylum
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexico has officially granted former Bolivian President Evo Morales asylum, calling his ouster a coup. After Morales resigned on Sunday, Mexican foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard […] Read More >
November 11, 2019 > Staff
Evo Morales Resigns as President of Bolivia
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned from office yesterday, after weeks of unrest following contested presidential election results. Morales and his vice president Álvaro García Linera […] Read More >
November 8, 2019 > Staff
10 Killed in Ciudad Juarez After Prison Raid Plan Foiled
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Criminals inside a state prison near the U.S. border orchestrated a wave of chaos outside the prison walls in Ciudad Juarez as 850 Mexican local, […] Read More >
November 7, 2019 > Staff
Colombian Defense Minister Resigns Amid Bombing Scandal
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigned yesterday after a congressman revealed a forensics report identifying the murder of eight underaged kids in an army bombing in […] Read More >
November 6, 2019 > Staff
9 Americans Killed in Gang Ambush in Northern Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Nine U.S. citizens were killed in a deadly highway attack in northern Mexico on Monday. Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs, killing three women and […] Read More >