Category: Latin America: Week in Review
January 29, 2019 > Staff
U.S. Announces Sanctions on Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: In the latest action to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of office, the United States imposed sanctions yesterday on PDVSA, a state-owned oil […] Read More >
January 28, 2019 > Staff
Maduro Backtracks on Expulsion of U.S. Diplomats, Rejects Early Elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: As the political crisis continued to unfold, on Saturday, the Maduro administration allowed for American diplomats to remain in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro backtracked on […] Read More >
January 25, 2019 > Staff
World Leaders Take Sides as Venezuela’s Crisis Deepens
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Countries around the world are increasingly taking sides as Venezuela’s economic and political crisis deepens. Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that “all options are […] Read More >
January 24, 2019 > Staff
Warrant for Marielle Franco Murder Issued to Cop Tied to Bolsonaro
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: On Tuesday morning Rio’s Public Ministry and Civil Police released arrest warrants against five men who are suspected to be involved in the killing of […] Read More >
January 23, 2019 > Staff
Widespread Protests Expected in Venezuela, 61 Years After Uprising
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Venezuela: Today is the 61st anniversary of an uprising against a former military dictator — and the day Venezuelans are scheduled to protest President Nicolás Maduro. […] Read More >
January 22, 2019 > Staff
40 Members of National Guard Revolt Against Maduro Regime
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: At least 40 members of the National Guard in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, revolted against the Maduro regime yesterday morning. According to the Defense […] Read More >
January 21, 2019 > Staff
Hundreds of Migrants Arrested After Digging Under Barrier at Border
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: A group of 376 Central Americans was arrested after digging under a steel barrier to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday. The group was […] Read More >
January 18, 2019 > Staff
Car Bomb Kills At Least 21 in Bogotá
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: A car bomb exploded in front of a Bogotá police academy yesterday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens. The attack at the Santander […] Read More >
January 17, 2019 > Staff
Venezuelan National Assembly Rules Maduro Government Illegitimate
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: The Venezuelan National Assembly declared President Nicolás Maduro’s government illegitimate on Tuesday evening and approved tentative resolutions in an effort to promote a transitional government. Maduro took […] Read More >
January 16, 2019 > Staff
Brazil’s President Relaxes Gun Laws, More Changes Expected
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree yesterday that lessens restrictions on gun control, following promises he made during his campaign to cut violent crime by […] Read More >