Category: Southern Cone
August 15, 2012 > Staff
Brazil: Court Suspends Belo Monte Dam Construction
Top Story — A federal court in Brazil ruled Tuesday that the Norte Energia consortium must suspend its work on Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte dam, arguing that indigenous communities in […] Read More >
August 10, 2012 > Staff
Stolen As Infant, Argentine Man Reunites With Biological Family
Top Story — The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo announced Wednesday that a man stolen as a baby during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship has finally been reunited with his biological family. Pablo […] Read More >
August 9, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Student Protests Continue As Buses Burn
Top Story — Vandals at a student protest in Santiago set three buses on fire Wednesday as protesters continued to demand access to free public education more than a year […] Read More >
August 8, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Sends 9,000 Troops To Patrol Borders
Top Story — The Brazilian government deployed 9,000 troops to patrol its borders with neighboring countries Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, according to the Brazilian Defense Ministry on Tuesday. The […] Read More >
July 18, 2012 > Staff
Chile: Ex-Colonels Charged For Torturing Michelle Bachelet’s Father
Top Story — Two retired Chilean colonels were charged Tuesday with torturing to death the father of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, General Alberto Bachelet. General Bachelet, loyal to then-President Salvador Allende, was […] Read More >
July 17, 2012 > Staff
Uruguay: No Marijuana Bill Without 60 Percent Public Support
Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica qualified a proposed bill that would allow the Uruguayan state to regulate and sell marijuana, saying that he would only do so if 60 […] Read More >
July 11, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Prisoners Reduce Sentences By Cycling
Top Story — As prisons across Latin America struggle with violence and overcrowding, some Brazilian prisons are implementing new programs that attempt to prevent recidivism through exercise, education, and reading. […] Read More >
July 10, 2012 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguay’s Marijuana Bill Provokes Mixed Reactions
MONTEVIDEO — Uruguayan President José Mujica’s controversial marijuana regulation bill could soon be approved by Congress, making Uruguay the first country in the world to directly produce, sell, and control […] Read More >
July 9, 2012 > Staff
Argentina: Former Dictators Sentenced, More Cases On Horizon
Top Story — An Argentine court on Thursday convicted former dictators Jorge Rafael Videla and Reynaldo Bignone, as well as seven others, for their role in stealing the babies of […] Read More >
June 29, 2012 > Staff
Paraguay: New President Says Venezuela Met With Military
Top Story — New Paraguayan President Federico Franco alleged that the Venezuelan government meddled in his country’s affairs by asking the military to support ousted former president Fernando Lugo last Friday. Franco […] Read More >