Society

Why are more Colombians leaving the country now than in the 1999 financial crisis?

547,000 Colombians emigrated from the country last year, breaking historical records from the end of the 20th century and the...

February 20, 2023

Brazil: pedestrian bridge in Brazil collapses in the early hours of the morning; some people are missing

A pedestrian bridge, which is over the Mampituba River and connects the cities of Torres in Rio Grande do Sul...

February 20, 2023

Bolivians account for 43% of foreigners rescued from slave labor in Brazil

Humanitarian crises, such as the one that followed the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and economic ones, such as the ones...

February 20, 2023

Deaths in Brazil increased by 18%, and births fell in 2021, says IBGE 

1.8 million deaths were recorded in the country, which is 273,000 more deaths than in the first year of the...

February 17, 2023

The number of Brazilian immigrants in Portugal asking for help to return to Brazil is increasing

The number of Brazilians in Portugal who have asked for help to return to Brazil in 2022 has almost quadrupled...

February 16, 2023

The data that place Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic among the most unequal in the world

In Mexico, several of the world's leading billionaires and tens of millions of poor people live under the same roof.

February 15, 2023

‘Ndrangheta: most important European ally of Latin American drug traffickers 

The reach of the Italian 'Ndrangheta mafia extends throughout Central and South America, and the criminal organization, among the most...

February 14, 2023

Birth tourism: pregnant Russian women fly to Argentina 

More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months. According to the National Migration Service, the new...

February 13, 2023

Why Bolivia’s drug planes are choosing Paraguay as a destination

Paraguayan authorities have seized seven Bolivian drug planes that had landed in the country with several kilos of cocaine.

February 13, 2023