December 9, 2019 > Staff
Brazil Asks Wealthy Nations to Help Stop Deforestation at COP25
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Brazilian environment minister Ricardo Salles said Brazil cannot stop deforestation without the help of wealthy countries at the United Nations climate conference (COP25) on Saturday. […] Read More >
December 6, 2019 > Staff
Tensions Between Brazil and Argentina Continue to Rise, Affecting Mercosur
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: The continuity of the trading bloc Mercosur is at risk, some of its members expressed at the biannual summit held in the southern Brazilian city […] Read More >
December 5, 2019 > Staff
Colombians March in a Third Strike Against the President
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Thousands of Colombians occupied the streets of different cities in the third strike against president Iván Duque in the past two weeks. Protesters formed a […] Read More >
December 4, 2019 > Staff
Pompeo: U.S. to Prevent Protests from ‘Morphing into Riots’ in Latin America
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States will help Latin American countries prevent protests from “morphing into riots.” Pompeo […] Read More >
December 3, 2019 > Staff
U.S. Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil, Argentina
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL: U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that his administration will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina. Trump tweeted that “Brazil and […] Read More >
December 2, 2019 > William Costa
As Protests Against Local Government Flare Up Across Paraguay, a 17-Year-Old Student Leads the Charge in One Town
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In recent weeks, the town of Mayor Otaño in southeastern Paraguay has been the scene of a dramatic protest over alleged misuse of public funds by local authorities. And […] Read More >
December 2, 2019 > Staff
AMLO Celebrates One Year in Office
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Yesterday, thousands of people filled Mexico City’s central plaza, the Zócalo, to celebrate President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first year in office. In a speech […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Pablo Medina Uribe
Behind the National Strike in Colombia
This article was co-published with NACLA. On Aug. 7, 2018, former senator Iván Duque — a relatively young politician with little experience — assumed office as Colombia’s president. Since then, […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Staff
Duque Holds First Meetings with Colombian Protest Organizers
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: President Iván Duque had his first meeting with protest organizers yesterday morning after a third protester died on Monday. Dilan Cruz, an 18-year-old high school […] Read More >
November 26, 2019 > Staff
Keiko Fujimori Ordered Freed from Jail
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal approved a habeas corpus request yesterday to free Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Keiko Fujimori was jailed […] Read More >