Tag: <span>Latin America News Dispatch</span>
December 18, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Court Grants Rousseff Temporary Reprieve on Impeachment
Brazil’s Supreme Court issued two decisions Thursday that will assist embattled President Dilma Rousseff in her attempts thwart impeachment proceedings. The Court voted to invalidate the results of a secret […] Read More >
December 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Attorney General Calls for Speaker’s Ouster for ‘Obstructing’ Investigation
Top Story — Brazil’s attorney general on Wednesday called for the Supreme Court to remove House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from office, arguing Cunha has used his position to obstruct a […] Read More >
December 14, 2015 > Staff
Spanish Police Arrest FARC ‘Abortion Nurse,’ Highlighting Claims of Group’s Abuse
Top Story — Spanish police arrested Héctor Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago in Madrid on Sunday on claims that he performed over 100 forced abortions on female FARC rebels. The arrests follow […] Read More >
December 8, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Opposition Claims Legislative Supermajority, Promises Sweeping Changes
Venezuelan opposition leaders announced Monday that they had secured the 112 seats necessary to form a two-thirds supermajority in the legislature following mid-term elections the day before, which could allow […] Read More >
December 4, 2015 > Staff
Rights Groups Applaud Release of Alleged Torture Victims in Mexico
Four people were released from prison in two border towns in Mexico, after spending years incarcerated for crimes which rights groups say they were wrongfully accused and later convicted of […] Read More >
December 2, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Declines to Extradite FARC Guerrilla to US
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday revealed an executive order rejecting the U.S. extradition request for FARC rebel Juan Vicente Carvajal, wanted in New York on drug trafficking charges, […] Read More >
November 30, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders Head to Climate Talks With Mixed Agendas
As nations begin meeting in Paris today for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, leaders from throughout Latin America are bringing varying approaches and levels of commitment to the […] Read More >
November 19, 2015 > Staff
NSA Targeted Venezuela State Oil Company: The Intercept
An internal National Security Agency memo obtained by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals a spying scheme into Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company Petróleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, The Intercept […] Read More >
November 17, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Police Investigate Mob Killing in Wealthy Rio Neighborhood
Police in Rio de Janeiro on Monday announced they will investigate the apparent mob killing of an ice vendor in the city’s beachfront neighborhood of Ipanema over the weekend, The […] Read More >
November 13, 2015 > Staff
US Drug War Ally Colombia Will Legalize Medicinal Marijuana
Top Story — On Thursday, Colombia’s government announced it will legalize the commercial sale of marijuana for medical and scientific use, The Associated Press reported. The upcoming decree by President […] Read More >