In Peru, forcible sterilization case against Fujimori goes to court
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is on trial for his role in a 1990s government program in which many Indigenous...
March 2, 2021Topic
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Opinion: Are Venezuelan refugees worth less than those from Syria and South Sudan?
By Rafael Osío Cabrices RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) The Brookings Institute, a U.S. think tank, has been following...
March 2, 2021
Bolsonaro suspends tax on diesel to appease truckers, but raises tax on banks
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday, March 2nd, he would suspend a tax on diesel fuel, to try and...
March 2, 2021
Ecuador links deadly prison riots to transnational crime groups
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuadorean officials said on Monday, March 1st, prison riots that left 79 inmates dead last...
March 2, 2021
Ecuador names new health minister after vaccine program criticism
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Monday, March 1st, named an experienced surgeon as the Andean country’s health minister, following the...
March 2, 2021
Argentina’s Fernandez says he won’t rush new deal with IMF
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said on Monday that he did not want to rush into a new deal with the...
March 1, 2021
Brazil posts US$1.2 billion trade surplus in February
Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$1.2 billion in February, figures showed on Monday, more than the consensus forecast in...
March 1, 2021
Brazil delivery app Loggi raises over US$200 million in new funding round
razilian delivery app Loggi announced a R$1.15 billion (US$205 million) funding round on Monday, March 1st, as the firm seeks...
March 1, 2021
Analysis: Ecuador’s insecure dam and unpayable debt – another of Xi Jinping’s questionable deals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While China's Xi Jinping's foreign policy is becoming increasingly nationalistic, he is maintaining unchanged his...
March 1, 2021