April 1, 2020 > Staff
Trump Administration Proposes Transitional Government in Venezuela
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: The Trump administration announced that it is willing to lift sanctions against Venezuela if President Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó step aside […] Read More >
April 1, 2020 > Mayara Paixao
Attacks on Brazilian Press Increase Under Bolsonaro
SÃO PAULO— The coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has already claimed 201 lives. But as the pandemic intensifies in Latin America’s most populous country, President Jair Bolsonaro discredits the journalists working […] Read More >
March 31, 2020 > Staff
Caribbean Countries Adopt Measures to Stop Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: Caribbean countries are seeing an increase in cases and implementing stricter quarantine regulations. The highest death toll in the Caribbean is in the Dominican Republic, […] Read More >
March 30, 2020 > Staff
Bolsonaro Continues to Downplay Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to fire health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta if he criticizes the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Estado de […] Read More >
March 30, 2020 > Nicolas Bedoya
Paramilitary Offensives Persist in Antioquia, Colombia
ITUANGO, Colombia– “When I was in the FARC-EP, I would see displaced people,” Wilmer said, drinking coffee in a cafeteria near an improvised refugee shelter. “I would have to go […] Read More >
March 27, 2020 > Staff
Maduro Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced an indictment of President Nicolás Maduro. At a press conference on Thursday, Barr, along with the head of […] Read More >
March 27, 2020 > Marina Guimaraes
Favela Residents Brace for Coronavirus Impacts
RIO DE JANEIRO- Two of the most important steps to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus are washing your hands and practicing social distancing. But for Brazil’s poorest, following […] Read More >
March 26, 2020 > Staff
Coronavirus Will Test Brazil and Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO-BRAZIL: Attention has turned to the response to the coronavirus in Latin America’s two most populous nations. While countries like Argentina and El Salvador quickly ordered […] Read More >
March 25, 2020 > Staff
Court Dates Postponed for Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Justice Department will postpone all hearings that are part of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as “Remain in Mexico.” The decision is […] Read More >
March 24, 2020 > Staff
Deportations to Central America Raise Concerns of Coronavirus Spread
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S.-GUATEMALA: Two migrants who were deported from the United States deplaned in Guatemala with high fevers, raising concerns about U.S. immigration policy during the coronavirus pandemic. […] Read More >