March 20, 2019 > Eduardo Campos Lima
In Wake of School Shooting, Brazil’s Anti-Crime Bill Could Bring More Tragedy, Experts Warn
As two shooters killed eight students and staff at a school in the São Paulo suburb of Suzano last week, several crime and gun bills were making their way through […] Read More >
March 20, 2019 > Staff
Trump, Bolsonaro Swap Praise, Soccer Jerseys at Washington Meeting
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro swapped praise and soccer jerseys at a White House meeting yesterday. The two men have […] Read More >
March 19, 2019 > Staff
Cubans Take to Facebook to Air Grievances over New Visa Restrictions
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Yesterday, Cubans bombarded U.S. diplomats with complaints about new visa restrictions. More than 400 people wrote comments on the Facebook page of the U.S. Embassy […] Read More >
March 18, 2019 > Staff
107 Detained in Anti-Government Protests in Nicaragua
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: On Saturday, 107 people were arrested for participating in demonstrations against President Daniel Ortega. Despite demonstrations being banned in September 2018, protesters took to the […] Read More >
March 15, 2019 > Staff
Senate Blocks Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Twelve Republican Senators joined Democrats to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall yesterday. The Senate passed the […] Read More >
March 14, 2019 > Staff
School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead in São Paulo Suburb
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A school shooting in a suburb of São Paulo has left 10 dead, including the two attackers themselves. The shooters, two former students aged 17 […] Read More >
March 13, 2019 > Staff
Ex-Police Officers Arrested in Killing of Marielle Franco in Brazil
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Two former police officers have been arrested for the murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco. Ronnie Lessa, a retired police officer, […] Read More >
March 13, 2019 > Alvaro Céspedes
A 30-Year Quest for Justice in Peru
This article was also published in Spanish in Gatopardo. Read it here. Raquel Martin sits on the couch in her apartment in Märsta, a suburb 40 miles north of Stockholm, […] Read More >
March 12, 2019 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
‘Birds of Passage’ Film Review: Indigenous Communities Rewrite the Drug War
This article, by Jacquelyn Kovarik and Aimar Arizmendi, was originally published in NACLA. Read the original article here. At first glance, “Birds of Passage” (“Pájaros de Verano”) promises a tale […] Read More >
March 12, 2019 > Staff
AMLO Celebrates First 100 Days as President of Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: In his 100th-day speech given yesterday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) congratulated himself on a strengthened relationship with the United States, a stronger economic […] Read More >