Category: Southern Cone
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 >
January 13, 2016 > Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Amid Police Violence Against Brazil’s Black Population, a Protest Movement Grows
RIO DE JANEIRO — After celebrating 16-year-old Roberto de Souza Penha’s first paycheck on a late November night, Souza and his four friends were shot to death in their car […] Read More >
December 18, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Court Grants Rousseff Temporary Reprieve on Impeachment
Brazil’s Supreme Court issued two decisions Thursday that will assist embattled President Dilma Rousseff in her attempts thwart impeachment proceedings. The Court voted to invalidate the results of a secret […] Read More >
December 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Attorney General Calls for Speaker’s Ouster for ‘Obstructing’ Investigation
Top Story — Brazil’s attorney general on Wednesday called for the Supreme Court to remove House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from office, arguing Cunha has used his position to obstruct a […] Read More >
December 15, 2015 > Staff
Agricultural Export Taxes Slashed in Argentina
Top Story — Export taxes for Argentina’s major agricultural products will be eliminated beginning on Tuesday, President Mauricio Macri announced during a meeting with the Argentine Industrial Union on Monday. Export taxes […] Read More >
December 10, 2015 > Chris Barrett
For Argentine Environmentalists, New President Macri Elicits Hope — and Skepticism
Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri entered the “Casa Rosada” today, bringing an end to 12 years of leftist “kirchnerismo” rule and ushering in, supporters hope, an era of economic liberalization and […] Read More >
December 10, 2015 > Staff
Macri Assumes Argentine Presidency Amid Feud with Predecessor
Hello subscribers, sorry for the delay this morning in sending you Today in Latin America. We have been having technical difficulties with our website, but they should now be solved. […] Read More >