Category: Southern Cone
December 2, 2019 > William Costa
As Protests Against Local Government Flare Up Across Paraguay, a 17-Year-Old Student Leads the Charge in One Town
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In recent weeks, the town of Mayor Otaño in southeastern Paraguay has been the scene of a dramatic protest over alleged misuse of public funds by local authorities. And […] Read More >
October 17, 2019 > Marina Guimaraes
In Brazil, Growing Inequality Fuels Fires Burning the Amazon
NEW YORK — The fires in the Brazilian Amazon continue to burn more than two months after they first darkened the skies of São Paulo and caused an international outcry. […] Read More >
August 13, 2019 > Alanna Elder
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and […] Read More >
July 22, 2019 > Carolina Zanatta
Bolsonaro Doubles Down on Threats to Brazil’s Indigenous with New Policy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stepped up his assault on Indigenous land rights last month, continuing a trend that started before his presidency and has accelerated […] Read More >
June 11, 2019 > William Costa
With the Help of Nuns and a Lawyer, a Paraguayan Indigenous Group Wins Back Their Ancestral Territory
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In early May, the Jejyty Miri Indigenous community in Paraguay received the good news they’d been waiting for. After three years of struggle over their 500-hectare territory near the […] Read More >
May 30, 2019 > Cecilia Nowell
‘Green Wave’ Sweeps Buenos Aires as New Bill is Proposed to Legalize Abortion
BUENOS AIRES—Thousands of Argentines turned out in the streets and parks surrounding the Palace of the Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Donning green scarves, face-paint and make-up, […] Read More >
March 20, 2019 > Eduardo Campos Lima
In Wake of School Shooting, Brazil’s Anti-Crime Bill Could Bring More Tragedy, Experts Warn
As two shooters killed eight students and staff at a school in the São Paulo suburb of Suzano last week, several crime and gun bills were making their way through […] Read More >
January 31, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
New Yorkers Join Protesters Around the World in Fight for Brazilian Amazon
Demarcação já! Demarcação já! (Demarcation now! Demarcation now!) This was the chant of a sparse but vocal group of protesters gathered outside the Brazilian Consulate in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday […] Read More >
January 13, 2019 > Kayla Stewart
Queer Brazilians Are Using Art to Resist Bolsonaro’s Anti-LGBTQ Agenda
NEW YORK – As Brazil grapples with a new anti-LGBTQ president, its queer citizens are fighting President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-LGBTQ policies by using art as a form of resistance. In […] Read More >
November 13, 2018 > Staff
The Inter-American Human Rights Commission is worried about Brazil
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released a report on Brazil yesterday expressing “deep concerns” over human rights. The group, which is part of the Organization […] Read More >