Category: Latin America: Week in Review
October 12, 2015 > Staff
Mexico’s Attorney General Releases Files on ‘Flawed’ Iguala Probe
Top Story — Mexico’s attorney general on Sunday released a massive trove of files pertaining to her office’s investigation of the disappearances last year of 43 students in the state […] Read More >
October 9, 2015 > Staff
US Documents Show Pinochet Ordered Letelier Bombing
Top Story — Declassified U.S. documents revealed Thursday show that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet personally ordered the 1976 assassination in Washington D.C. of an exiled Chilean diplomat, The Associated […] Read More >
October 8, 2015 > Staff
UN Rights Chief Wants Mexican Troops Off Streets
Top Story — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein on Wednesday called for Mexico’s military forces to cease law enforcement operations and be pulled from […] Read More >
October 7, 2015 > Staff
Brazil’s Rousseff Faces Two-Front Battle on Charges of Election Irregularities
Top Story — Brazil’s highest electoral court on Tuesday ruled in favor of an investigation into the alleged misuse of campaign funds by President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for […] Read More >
October 6, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Countries Reach Final Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Top Story — The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries, including Chile, Peru and Mexico, have agreed on the final details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, a deal […] Read More >
October 5, 2015 > Staff
Hundreds Feared Dead As Rescue Efforts Stall Following Guatemala Landslide
Top Story — Rescuers in Guatemala continued efforts to find survivors on Sunday, following a landslide which has killed at least 95 people and left some 300 more missing and […] Read More >
October 2, 2015 > Staff
Brazil House Speaker Faces Calls for Resignation Amid Corruption Charges
Top Story — Brazilian lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha faced intensified calls for his resignation on Thursday after Switzerland announced criminal proceedings against the politician on charges of money laundering […] Read More >
October 1, 2015 > Staff
In Policy Shift, Mexico Extradites Traffickers to United States
Top Story — Mexico extradited 13 people to the United States on Wednesday as part of what The Associated Press called new efforts at coordination between the two countries in […] Read More >
September 30, 2015 > Staff
Peru Declares State of Emergency Over Anti-Mining Protest Deaths
Top Story — The Peruvian government on Tuesday called a 30-day state of emergency following a clash between anti-mining protesters and police that left four people dead and 22 injured. […] Read More >
September 29, 2015 > Staff
International Investigators Will Probe Honduras Corruption, Echoing Guatemala
Top Story — The Organization of American States on Monday announced it will set up an international anti-corruption body in Honduras, following months of protests denouncing endemic graft. OAS Secretary-General […] Read More >