Category: Latin America: Week in Review
April 1, 2016 > Staff
Pemex Gas Stations Will Face Competition, Symbolizing Energy Reform
Top Story — Starting today, Mexico will allow private companies to import gasoline, which will effectively open the gas station market, long dominated by the monopoly of state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos, […] Read More >
March 31, 2016 > Staff
ELN Rebels and Colombian Government to Hold Formal Peace Talks
Top Story — The Colombian government and rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country’s second largest left-wing rebel group after the FARC, announced on Wednesday that they will […] Read More >
March 30, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela Legislature Passes Amnesty Bill for Jailed Opposition Leader
Top Story — A political showdown in Venezuela is likely to intensify after lawmakers in the National Assembly voted late on Tuesday to pass an amnesty bill covering jailed opposition […] Read More >
March 29, 2016 > Staff
Brazilian Party to Split from Government Coalition, Increasing Likelihood of Rousseff’s Impeachment
Top Story — The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party is expected to officially split from President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition on Tuesday, dealing a possibly fatal blow to her presidency. PMDB […] Read More >
March 28, 2016 > Staff
Human Rights Watch Warns of Impunity Concerning Colombia’s ‘False Positives’
Top Story — Days after Colombia’s government and the rebels of the FARC postponed a key deadline for the resolution of peace talks, Human Rights Watch released an analysis today […] Read More >
March 14, 2016 > Staff
Today in Latin America Is on Vacation
The Latin America News Dispatch is taking a short break from publishing our daily newsletter, Today in Latin America. We’ll be back on March 28. Read More >
March 11, 2016 > Staff
Prosecutors Call for Arrest of Brazil Ex-President Lula
Top Story — Prosecutors in the Brazilian state of São Paulo lodged an official request on Thursday for the arrest of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that the […] Read More >
March 10, 2016 > Staff
Former Brazilian President Silva Charged by São Paulo Prosecutors
Top Story — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was indicted on Wednesday for grand larceny and money laundering, among other crimes, over his alleged relationship with a […] Read More >
March 9, 2016 > Staff
Former Chief of Top Brazilian Construction Firm Sentenced to 19 Years in Corruption Case
Top Story — A federal judge in Brazil sentenced the ex-president of Latin America’s largest construction company, Odebrecht, to 19 years and four months in prison on Tuesday for his […] Read More >
March 8, 2016 > Staff
Venezuela Investigates Disappearance of 28 Gold Miners
Top Story — Venezuela’s government said Monday it is investigating the disappearance of 28 gold miners in the state of Bolívar, highlighting the importance of illicit mining as a source of […] Read More >