Mexican Journalist Shot Dead After Criticizing Oaxaca Governor
Veteran Oaxaca journalist Alejandro Leyva, known for criticising Governor Salomón Jara, was shot dead at a food stand. Federal authorities...
July 24, 2026Topic
Impunity
Brazil’s Top Court, the STF, Convicts Just 5% of the Politicians It Tries
A new study finds only about 5% of criminal cases against politicians at Brazil's Supreme Court since 2002 ended in...
July 14, 2026
Countries of the Americas address “migration challenge” as a shared issue
The Ministerial Conference on Migration was led by Colombia's Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez, and was attended...
October 21, 2021
Haitians still don’t know who killed President Moïse one month after his assassination
One month after the assassination of Jovenel Moise, Haitians still do not know who killed their president, while the investigation...
August 7, 2021
“The problem in Paraguay is not money, but corruption”, says senator fighting tax increase
The legislator of the Patria Querida party affirmed that taxpayers are being undermined more and more and receive less in...
April 13, 2021
Brazil Votes that Only Congress Can Remove One of Their Own
The Brazilian Supreme Court decided that sitting lawmakers can not be removed from office without the endorsement of the Congress.
October 12, 2017
Opinion: Brazil’s Good News Day
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – June 23rd was a historical news day—Britons voted to leave the...
June 24, 2016
Opinion: An End to Impunity in Brazil?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon, whose daytime job involves laws rather than public health,...
February 20, 2016
STF Reviews Mensalão Sentences
Brazil's Attorney General petitioned the Supreme Court not to issue new verdicts for the former high-ranking government officials convicted in...
September 10, 2013