Tag: <span>Latin American News Dispatch</span>
June 29, 2015 > Staff
Brazil President Courting Investors on Visit to U.S.
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with investors in New York on Sunday ahead of a planned meeting with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, the first to take […] Read More >
November 6, 2014 > Staff
As Republicans Retake U.S. Senate, Calls For Venezuela Sanctions
Top Story — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida announced on Wednesday his desire for sanctions against Venezuelan officials during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia. Rubio’s trip comes on […] Read More >
September 22, 2014 > Staff
Peru Announces New Anti-Logging Efforts After Activists Killed
Top Story – Peru’s government has formed a commission to stop illegal logging on the Peru-Brazil border following the killings of four indigenous leaders of the Ashaninka community in early September, […] Read More >
September 19, 2014 > Staff
Eyewitness Accuses Mexican Troops of Executing Suspects Despite Surrender
Top Story — New evidence and an eyewitness report suggest Mexican soldiers executed 21 suspected members of a criminal group this summer following a brief firefight initiated by the troops, the Associated […] Read More >
September 18, 2014 > Camila Osorio
The Economist Criticized For Equating Violence Of Military Dictatorships With That Of Guerrillas
The Economist magazine stoked a controversy this week with an article arguing that memorials commemorating those killed by South America’s rightwing military governments are rewriting the past by playing down […] Read More >
September 18, 2014 > Staff
Álvaro Uribe Defends Himself Against Corruption Charges
Top Story — Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe appeared in congress Wednesday to defend himself against claims of corruption and ties to violent paramilitary groups. Leftist Sen. Ivan Cepeda spoke […] Read More >
September 17, 2014 > Staff
Homeless Activists Clash With Police in São Paulo
Top Story — Unrest paralyzed central São Paulo Tuesday after police attempted to evict a group of homeless activists occupying a building there, reported the Los Angeles Times. The residents, who […] Read More >
September 16, 2014 > Staff
Colombia’s ELN Accused of Killing Two Oil Workers
Top Story — Suspected members of Colombia’s second-largest rebel group have killed two oil workers in a sniper attack, the military said Monday. The workers, contractors with the state-owned Ecopetrol oil […] Read More >
September 15, 2014 > Staff
Brazilian Presidential Candidates Are Now in a Dead Heat
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is now in a statistical tie with presidential hopeful Marina Silva, according to a poll released Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics […] Read More >