Category: Southern Cone
May 7, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Ad For London Olympics Angers IOC
Top Story — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a letter to the Argentine Olympic committee after an Argentine ad promoting the 2012 London Olympics made a controversial reference the Falkland Islands. The […] Read More >
April 29, 2012 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Supreme Court Approves Racial Quotas in University
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal unanimously approved the continued use of racial quotas in the University of Brasilia in a 10-0 vote Thursday. The decision reaffirmed a policy adopted by a […] Read More >
April 27, 2012 > Staff
Brazil: Environmentalists, Farmers Await Changes To Forest Code
Today in Latin America Top Story— Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved controversial revisions to the country’s Forest Code, which stipulates the number of acres of forest that Brazilian farmers […] Read More >
April 25, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Government Orders Pinochet’s Will Opened
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Chilean government will unseal the last will and testament of deceased dictator Augusto Pinochet on Wednesday in an effort to determine the size of […] Read More >
April 24, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian, Argentine Dictatorships Received Soviet Weapons During Falklands War
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported that the Brazilian government helped ship arms from the Soviet Union to Argentina during the Falklands War between […] Read More >
April 15, 2012 > Luis Henrique Vieira
Black Brazilians’ Income Doubles, But Major Disparities Persist
A recent study released by Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in Brazil shows that the income of Brazilian blacks increased over 40% between 1999 and 2009, compared to a 20% rise […] Read More >
March 29, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Man Dies After Anti-Gay Beating As Chile Debates Anti-Discrimination Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — Daniel Zamudio, the 24 year-old Chilean man who was attacked and brutally beaten by suspected Neo-Nazis, died of his wounds on Tuesday night […] Read More >
March 28, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Investigators Discover Suspected Death Squad Cars
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentine investigators located 43 rusty Ford Falcons at a naval base outside Bahía Blanca, Argentina that are thought to have been used by […] Read More >
March 22, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Chevron And Transocean
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against seventeen Chevron and Transocean oil executives on Wednesday for an oil leak that caused 110,000 gallons of […] Read More >
March 14, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Supreme Court Allows Abortion For Victims of Rape
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentina’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that abortion is legal for victims of rape in the country, clarifying an ambiguous 1922 law. Previously, some […] Read More >