January 10, 2019 > Staff
AMLO Delivers Emotional Appeal to Mexicans Amid Fuel Shortage
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: In an emotional address to his constituents yesterday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asked Mexicans to help stop the country’s fuel shortage, AMLO’s […] Read More >
January 9, 2019 > Staff
Trump appeals to taxpayers for border wall funding
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: In the first oval office speech of his presidency, President Donald Trump yesterday attempted to move public opinion in support of funding a “barrier” at […] Read More >
January 8, 2019 > Staff
Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Defects to the United States
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Venezuelan Supreme Court justice Christian Zerpa has fled his country for the United States, denouncing President Nicolás Maduro during a press conference in Florida yesterday. Zerpa […] Read More >
January 7, 2019 > Staff
Brazil’s New President Marks 1st Week in Office with Conservative Reforms
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Less than a week after taking office on New Year’s Day, President Jair Bolsonaro followed through with many of his campaign pledges, including conservative social […] Read More >
December 21, 2018 > Staff
Asylum Seekers Will Be Sent Back To Wait In Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA THE BORDER: Amid a possible government shutdown over border wall funding, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that migrant asylum seekers will be sent back […] Read More >
December 20, 2018 > Staff
Brazil’s Lula Stays In Prison
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: The chief justice of the Supreme Court overruled a decision yesterday that could have freed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from prison. Lawyers […] Read More >
December 19, 2018 > Staff
U.S. gives $10.6 billion in aid to Central America and Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The United States is giving $10.6 billion in aid to Central America and southern Mexico to help improve the economic and safety conditions in those […] Read More >
December 18, 2018 > Staff
Trump Organization may return for business to Dominican Republic
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The Trump Organization may be making business deals with developers in the Dominican Republic, a decade after the company sued its partners there and […] Read More >
December 17, 2018 > Staff
Protests arise after Guatemalan girl dies in U.S. custody
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA THE BORDER: Protests have been held at the U.S.-Mexico border after a seven-year-old girl who traveled north from Guatemala died in custody. As part of a […] Read More >
December 14, 2018 > Staff
Warrants Served on Eve of 9-Month Anniversary of Marielle’s Murder
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Police served arrest, search, and seizure warrants yesterday related to the assassination of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was shot dead nine months […] Read More >