Latin America News Dispatch

Bolsonaro Faces Backlash After Trump Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil

Trump tweeted that “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies.”

  • Dec 3, 2019
  • 1:16 PM

AMLO Celebrates One Year in Office as Protesters Decry Homicide Rate

Recent polls show approval ratings for Mexico’s president are between 59 percent and 72 percent thus far.

  • Dec 2, 2019
  • 12:33 PM

Iván Duque Holds First Meetings With Colombian Protest Organizers

The meeting took place after Dilan Cruz, an 18-year-old high school student, succumbed to his injuries after riot police shot at him. He is the third protester to die.

  • Nov 27, 2019
  • 1:05 PM

Keiko Fujimori Ordered Freed From Jail as Peru Continues to Reckon With Odebrecht Scandal

The ruling is expected to cause contention among Fujimori’s supporters and detractors.

  • Nov 26, 2019
  • 12:11 PM

Activists March Across Latin America to Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The day was chosen to remember the Mirabal sisters who were killed during a dictatorship in the Dominican Republic

  • Nov 25, 2019
  • 11:24 AM

Cacerolazo Resounds in Chile Amid Protests Around Latin America

The RadioLAND podcast for November 23, 2019.

  • Nov 25, 2019
  • 10:47 AM

Protests Erupt Around Colombia Over Discontent With Duque’s First Year in Office

In Cali, southeast of the country, the mayor declared a curfew from 7 p.m. until Friday morning.

  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 1:00 PM

Leaving in Haste, Newest Venezuela Migrants in U.S. Face More Challenges Than Previous Generations Did

Young Venezuelans who leave today have fewer resources to begin with and often have to make it on their own in the United States, with the added financial burden of sending money back home.

  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 9:00 AM

General Discontent Coalesces in Colombian National Strike

The anti-government protests are set to take place in cities across the country are expected to be the largest in recent history.

  • Nov 21, 2019
  • 1:28 PM

Colombia Sets Military-Enforced Curfew, Closes Borders Ahead of Planned Protests

Diverse sectors of society have called for massive protests tomorrow against the government for its handling of issues ranging from education to the mass killing of social leaders to corruption.

  • Nov 20, 2019
  • 11:48 AM

Chilean President Admits Police Abuse at Recent Protests

President Sebastián Piñera said, “abuses and crimes were committed, and the rights of all were not respected.”

  • Nov 19, 2019
  • 1:37 PM

At Least 19 Dead in Bolivia as Evo Morales Calls for UN Intervention

Morales argued that he still has a claim as president since the Legislative Assembly has not yet accepted his resignation.

  • Nov 18, 2019
  • 1:06 PM

Cuban President Says US Pressures Are Failing: ‘We Will Keep Advancing Our Ideas’

The United States has steadily increased decades-long embargoes over the last few months.

  • Nov 15, 2019
  • 1:52 PM

Áñez Declares Herself Interim President in Bolivia, Morales Hints at Return

After three politicians before her in the line of succession quit as part of mass protests, Jeanine Áñez said she would assume the post.

  • Nov 14, 2019
  • 12:28 PM

Morales Arrives in Mexico, Says AMLO Saved His Life

Morales was forced to resign on Sunday after weeks of unrest due to alleged fraud in the October 20 election.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 1:33 PM

Mexico Grants Evo Morales Asylum, Says Bolivia Suffered Coup

Morales flew out of Bolivia on a Mexican government plane on Monday evening.

  • Nov 12, 2019
  • 11:37 AM

10 Killed in Ciudad Juárez After Prison Raid Plan Foiled

Authorities did not provide details of the murders.

  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 12:23 PM

Colombian Defense Minister Resigns Amid Bombing Scandal

Botero had previously presented the bombing as an “impeccable operation” against “narcoterrorists.”

  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 10:22 AM

Nine Americans Killed in Northern Mexico Gang Ambush

Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs, killing three women and six children.

  • Nov 6, 2019
  • 10:20 AM

Bolsonaro Discontinues Children’s Play, Sparking Concerns of Censorship

Since Bolsonaro took office, political art has become taboo.

  • Nov 5, 2019
  • 1:18 PM

Bolivian President Responds to Unrest Amid External Election Audit

Tens of thousands of Bolivians took to the streets to call for a new vote on Saturday, demanding that Morales resign by today.

  • Nov 4, 2019
  • 1:17 PM

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