October 3, 2019 > Cecilia Nowell
‘Green Tide’ Reaches Mexico as Oaxaca Decriminalizes Abortion
The chambers of the state legislature in Oaxaca, Mexico, exploded with shouts of joy and rage Sept. 25 as the region voted to decriminalize first-trimester abortions in a 24-10 vote. […] Read More >
October 3, 2019 > Staff
Trump Administration to Include Detained Migrants’ DNA in Criminal Database
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would begin collecting DNA samples from thousands of migrants in federal custody for entry into a […] Read More >
October 2, 2019 > Staff
Peru’s Acting President, Named by Dissolved Congress, Resigns
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: For a short time yesterday Peru had two presidents, deepening the country’s ongoing political crisis. Congress continued to meet despite President Martín Vizcarra’s dissolution of […] Read More >
October 1, 2019 > Staff
Peru’s President Vizcarra Dissolves Congress After Controversial Vote
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: President Martín Vizcarra dissolved Peru’s opposition-led Congress last night after lawmakers pushed through a controversial vote. Members of Congress then moved to suspend Vizcarra, though […] Read More >
September 30, 2019 > Staff
US Judge Blocks Child Detention Policy
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: On Friday, a judge blocked new Trump administration policies that allow children to be held indefinitely in immigration detention if they are with their […] Read More >
September 27, 2019 > Staff
Brazil Investigates Over 100 Oil Spills in Northeast
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Yesterday, Brazil’s Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources announced that it has identified 105 oil spills off the coast, with no source yet […] Read More >
September 26, 2019 > Staff
Trump Administration Pens New Asylum Deal with Honduras
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: The Trump administration announced yesterday that it finalized a new asylum deal with the Honduran government. The deal would prevent asylum seekers traveling through Central […] Read More >
September 25, 2019 > Staff
Bolsonaro, Trump Defend Policies in Speeches at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL/UNITED STATES: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opened the United Nations’ General Debate yesterday by defending Brazilian policy in the Amazon. Bolsonaro said that Brazil has preserved […] Read More >
September 24, 2019 > Christina Noriega
Amid Call to Rearm, Ex-FARC Combatants Hesitate to Give up on Peace
ICONONZO, Colombia — Like millions of other Colombians, Gonzalo Beltrán woke up on Aug. 27 to the news that a group of former commanders of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces […] Read More >
September 24, 2019 > Staff
US, Latin American Leaders Plan to Sanction Venezuela
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Yesterday, the United States and over a dozen Latin American countries met in New York alongside the United Nations’ General Assembly to discuss the […] Read More >