Category: Southern Cone
February 23, 2012 > Staff
Buenos Aires Train Crash Kills 50; Argentina Declares Period of Mourning
Today in Latin America Top Story — Fifty people died when a commuter train crashed into a barrier in a Buenos Aires train station on Wednesday morning, leading Argentine President Cristina […] Read More >
February 15, 2012 > Staff
Brazil: Police Allegedly Killed 30 People During Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — Up to 30 murders were allegedly committed by police in Brazil during a recent strike in the northeastern state of Bahia. Out of […] Read More >
February 9, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Soccer Stadium Workers May Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian workers busy renovating the country’s soccer stadiums for the 2014 World Cup have said they may go on strike, deepening concerns that Brazil’s […] Read More >
February 7, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Sends Troops To Salvador During Police Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Brazilian government has deployed some 3,500 troops to oust striking Brazilian police officers in the northeastern state of Bahia who are currently […] Read More >
January 25, 2012 > Staff
Uruguay will pay $513,000 to Child of Disappeared
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica approved a $513,000 settlement to be paid to Macarena Gelman, who was kidnapped along with her disappeared parents during the […] Read More >
December 19, 2011 > Luis Henrique Vieira
Corruption Weighs on Brazilian Politics
PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL — It’s no news to the international community that Brazil struggles with corruption. Early this month, Brazilian President Dilma Roussef fired her sixth minister over corruption charges. There […] Read More >
November 8, 2011 > Erwin Cifuentes
Paraguay Cattle Health Scare Blamed On Human Error
Paraguayan health officials said this month “human error” led to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that has seriously hurt the country’s vital cattle industry. “After the most recent laboratory […] Read More >
November 5, 2011 > Erwin Cifuentes
Latin American and Caribbean States Back Palestine UNESCO Vote
Palestine was granted full membership into the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday, with most Latin American countries either supporting the measure or abstaining from the […] Read More >
October 31, 2011 > Staff
Brazil: Lula da Silva To Begin Chemotherapy Today
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is scheduled to begin chemotherapy today to treat a malignant tumor in his throat discovered […] Read More >
October 30, 2011 > Roque Planas
Brazil: Lula da Silva Diagnosed With Throat Cancer, Begins Chemo Monday
Ex-President of Brazil Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, 66, was diagnosed with malignant throat tumor on Saturday, after undergoing medical examinations at a São Paulo hospital. The Hospital Sírio-Libanês — an […] Read More >