July 9, 2018 > Staff
Nicaragua government opens blocked roads but leaves 14 dead after day of confrontations
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: Pro-government forces made up of police and paramilitary militias raided the areas of Diriamba and Jinotepe, 13 miles from the opposition bastion of Masaya, as a […] Read More >
July 6, 2018 > Staff
Ecuadorean judge issues international capture order for ex President Correa
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: A judge issued an order on Tuesday for former president Rafael Correa’s capture and extradition from Belgium, where he has lived for the past year […] Read More >
July 5, 2018 > Staff
Seven people murdered in south-western Colombia, responsibilities are yet unclear
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: The bodies of seven people with signs of torture were found near the village of Argelia, in the south-western region of Cauca early Monday morning. Local […] Read More >
July 3, 2018 > Staff
High court in Peru rejects ex-President Toledo’s attempt to stop extradition request
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: A high court rejected a petition by former president Alejandro Toledo to declare invalid a request to the United States for his extradition. Toledo has […] Read More >
July 2, 2018 > Staff
Mexico’s leftist López Obrador wins presidency by overwhelming victory
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Leftist candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador won yesterday Mexico’s presidency after he moderated his most radical proposals in his third bid for his country’s leadership. […] Read More >
June 29, 2018 > Staff
Venezuela averted a military coup ahead of May’s presidential elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Several dozen officers from all four branches of Venezuela’s armed forces were imprisoned on accusations of treason by a military court in mid-May for planning […] Read More >
June 28, 2018 > Staff
Colombian Senate approves transitional justice law, but with changes
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: The Senate approved yesterday the bill that creates an operating manual for the special peace justice, the lynchpin of the peace process with the FARC, […] Read More >
June 27, 2018 > Staff
President of Paraguay won’t be able to take Senate seat after he steps down
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PARAGUAY:President Horacio Cartes announced on Tuesday he would pull back on his attempt to resign six weeks before his term ends after he was unable to […] Read More >
June 26, 2018 > Staff
A general strike against IMF deal paralyzes Argentina’s main cities
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: A third general strike led by Argentina’s largest union confederation shut down Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities yesterday. Public transportation, airlines, ports, schools, banks […] Read More >
June 25, 2018 > Staff
122 Mexican politicians have been killed ahead of Sunday’s polls
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexicans will go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president, federal lawmakers, nine governors and more than 3,000 regional and local posts in […] Read More >