Category: Southern Cone
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 >
June 27, 2012 > Staff
Argentina: Former Dictator Says Regime Did Not Steal Babies
Top Story— Argentine former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla on Tuesday denied that his government had systematically kidnapped the babies of murdered political prisoners during his 1976-1981 rule. Human rights groups […] Read More >
June 25, 2012 > Staff
Paraguay’s Neighbors Denounce Lugo’s Removal, Isolate Successor
Top Story — The ouster of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday has shocked and angered Paraguay’s Latin American neighbors, leading Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela to […] Read More >
June 22, 2012 > Staff
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Faces Impeachment
Top Story — On Friday, the Paraguayan Senate will decide whether Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo should be impeached for his handling of a violent land conflict that left at least […] Read More >
June 18, 2012 > Staff
Paraguay: 15 Deaths, 9 Murder Charges After Land Dispute Turns Violent
Top Story — Rubén Candia Amarilla was sworn in Saturday as Paraguay’s new interior minister after Carlos Filizzola and Police Chief Paulino Rojas resigned due to violent clashes that left at least […] Read More >