Category: Southern Cone
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 >
December 9, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Suspends Impeachment Proceedings Against President
Top Story — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin made the decision late Tuesday night to suspend impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, just hours after lawmakers dealt Rousseff a […] Read More >
December 3, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to Face Impeachment Proceedings
Top Story — Speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, introduced impeachment proceedings against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday. The charges stem from an October ruling by […] Read More >
November 23, 2015 > Staff
Rejecting Peronism, Argentina Elects Mauricio Macri
Center-right candidate Mauricio Macri won Argentina’s runoff presidential election on Sunday, The Associated Press reported, defeating the ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli and marking the end of 12 years of […] Read More >
November 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Police Investigate Mob Killing in Wealthy Rio Neighborhood
Police in Rio de Janeiro on Monday announced they will investigate the apparent mob killing of an ice vendor in the city’s beachfront neighborhood of Ipanema over the weekend, The […] Read More >