Category: Latin America: Week in Review
November 5, 2019 > Staff
Bolsonaro Discontinues Children’s Play, Sparking Concerns of Censorship
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A representative of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government interrupted a children’s play called “Abrazo” about a fictional dictatorship. According to the state-owned bank that owns the […] Read More >
November 4, 2019 > Staff
Bolivian President Responds to Unrest Amid Election Recount
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: President Evo Morales has dismissed demands from his opposition that he step down from office as Bolivia awaits an external election audit by the Organization […] Read More >
November 1, 2019 > Staff
Chile Drops Out of UN Climate Conference Amid Relentless Protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Yesterday Spain offered to host the United Nations annual climate conference (COP25) after Chile announced that it could not sustain the event due to the […] Read More >
October 31, 2019 > Staff
Bolsonaro Denies Ties With Assassins Linked To Marielle Franco’s Murder
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: President Jair Bolsonaro vehemently denied any connection to the former policemen linked to the killing of Marielle Franco, the former Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman. […] Read More >
October 30, 2019 > Staff
As Protests in Chile Enter 13th Day, Demonstrators Call for New Constitution
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Renewed protests in Chile yesterday called for a new constitution and the ousting of President Sebastián Piñera. The protests are entering the 13th day, despite […] Read More >
October 29, 2019 > Staff
Colombia Elects First Female Mayor of Bogotá
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Claudia López became the first woman, and the first gay woman, to be elected mayor of Bogotá as Colombia’s election results poured in yesterday. In […] Read More >
October 28, 2019 > Staff
Chilean President Responds to Protesters’ Demands
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CHILE: Chilean President Sebastián Piñera called for his entire cabinet to offer their resignations on Saturday, in response to a week of protests that have taken […] Read More >
October 25, 2019 > Staff
Evo Morales Declared Winner in Bolivia’s Election
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared President Evo Morales the winner of Sunday’s election last night, following days of protests and accusations against Morales of election […] Read More >
October 24, 2019 > Staff
Morales Decries ‘Coup’ Attempt While Bolivians Stage Protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BOLIVIA: Yesterday, Bolivian President Evo Morales has proclaimed victory in the presidential elections and alleged a “coup” against him as protests mount in the country over […] Read More >
October 23, 2019 > Staff
Lawsuit Alleges Former ICE Agent Repeatedly Raped Honduran Migrant for 7 Years
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: A Honduran woman living in Connecticut filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE and former ICE agent Wilfredo Rodriguez. The woman, […] Read More >