Category: Latin America: Week in Review
November 5, 2018 > Staff
Trial of Mexican drug lord, “El Chapo,” starts today in NYC
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S.: The trial of Mexican kingpin, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, starts today with jury selection in Brooklyn, New York. The prosecution is expected to last up […] Read More >
November 2, 2018 > Staff
AMLO affirms Supreme Court cannabis decision
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador said yesterday that the government should respect the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the ban on recreational marijuana use. The court […] Read More >
November 1, 2018 > Staff
Keiko Fujimori Was Ordered Back to Jail
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU : Right-wing opposition leader and presumed presidential frontrunner Keiko Fujimori was sent back to jail yesterday to complete a 36-month preventative sentence for obstruction of […] Read More >
October 31, 2018 > Staff
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump told Axios yesterday that he plans to sign an executive order that would remove birthright citizenship. His comments came days before […] Read More >
October 30, 2018 > Staff
Brazilians organize in resistance after Bolsonaro’s victory
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: One day after Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential election, Brazilians began organizing resistance movements to protest the far-right leader. Yesterday morning two hashtags were trending […] Read More >
October 29, 2018 > Staff
Ele Sim: Jair Bolsonaro becomes Brazil’s new president
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Brazilians have chosen Jair Bolsonaro as their new president. Bolsonaro, a far-right politician for the Social Liberal Party won with a 55.7 percent lead. Fernando […] Read More >
October 26, 2018 > Staff
If Elected, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Will No Longer Exit Paris Agreement
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that, if elected this Sunday, he will scrap his previous plans to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. […] Read More >
October 25, 2018 > Staff
Venezuela Denies Funding Caravan
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA THE CARAVAN : Yesterday Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted U.S. Vice President Mike Pence over comments that Maduro’s government is responsible for funding the caravan of […] Read More >
October 24, 2018 > Staff
Migrant caravan mourns death in Chiapas
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: The immigrant caravan stopped in the Mexican town of Huixtla yesterday to mourn the death of one of its travelers, who had died in a […] Read More >
October 23, 2018 > Staff
Critics call Bolsonaro’s and son’s comments undemocratic
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro and his son are under fire for separate controversial comments leading up to the run-off election Sunday. The candidate Bolsonaro […] Read More >