Category: Southern Cone
March 7, 2016 > Staff
Brazil Divided Over Questioning of Ex-President Silva
Top Story — The questioning by Federal Police of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday morning has split the country along party lines, and become an […] Read More >
March 4, 2016 > Staff
Brazil Ex-President Lula Questioned in Corruption Case
Top Story — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was brought in for questioning by police on Friday, as part of an investigation into a multi-billion dollar kickback scheme […] Read More >
March 1, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Top Facebook Executive Arrested in Brazil
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazilian authorities arrested the highest-ranking Facebook executive in Latin America on Tuesday, accusing the company of failing to cooperate with a criminal investigation. The arrest, which Facebook […] Read More >
February 26, 2016 > Staff
Argentine Prosecutor Says Nisman Death Was Murder, Urges Probe
Top Story — An Argentine prosecutor has said he does not believe that his late colleague Alberto Nisman committed suicide, according to an opinion he submitted to an appellate court […] Read More >
February 24, 2016 > Staff
Top Mining Executives in Brazil Charged with Homicide Over November Dam Burst
Top Story — Brazilian police charged the president of the Samarco mining company, five company executives and one contractor with aggravated homicide on Tuesday for the deaths of at least 17 […] Read More >
February 23, 2016 > Staff
Corruption Probe Gets Closer to Brazil’s Rousseff Following Arrest of Elections Advisor
Top Story — Prosecutors who have been investigating Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras on corruption charges have issued an arrest warrant for the political strategist who engineered embattled President Dilma Rousseff’s […] Read More >
February 22, 2016 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Brazil Health Official Defends Controversial Decision to Halt Use of Pesticide in Fight Against Zika
The health commissioner of Brazil’s southernmost state defended his ban of a pesticide used to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, telling the Latin America News Dispatch that residents […] Read More >
February 4, 2016 > Staff
As Zika Virus Spreads, Questions Still Remain Over Effect on Pregnant Mothers
Top Story — As the Zika virus spreads throughout the hemisphere, concerns from women and reproductive-rights activists are on the rise. The fears stem from the seeming connection between the virus […] Read More >
January 29, 2016 > Staff
Hemisphere Reacts to ‘Explosion’ of Zika Virus
Top Story — The World Health Organization declared Thursday the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Brazil, is “spreading explosively.” The WHO’s Americas division […] Read More >
January 22, 2016 > Staff
Zika Virus Prompts Brazil and El Salvador to Warn Pregnant Women
Top Story — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is wreaking havoc throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, most prominently in El Salvador and Brazil, prompting both nation’s leaders to issue warnings […] Read More >