Uribe Case Witness Monsalve Ordered to Colombia’s High-Security Cómbita Prison
Colombia's president ordered Uribe case witness Juan Guillermo Monsalve moved to Cómbita prison on 30 September. His lawyer cites a...
September 30, 2026Topic
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Panama Drug Case: Court Orders Accused Ringleader From Hospital to Prison
A Panama appeals court ended César Caicedo's hospital custody on 28 September and ordered him to jail while his drug-trafficking...
September 29, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Frees 31 Emergency Detainees as Wage Deadline Looms
Trinidad and Tobago released 31 preventive-detention detainees as the state of emergency winds down — and gave the PSA union...
September 11, 2026
Brazilian Judge Denies in Single Day 143 Petitions to Free Lula
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ),...
July 12, 2018
Judges in Brazil Battle to Keep, or Release Lula from Jail
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the World Cup behind them, Brazilians watched a...
July 9, 2018
Brazil’s Court Rejects Lula’s Pleas to Stay Out of Jail
The 6 to 5 vote rejecting Lula's habeas corpus allows authorities to arrest the former president, leading to praises and...
April 5, 2018
Upheld Verdict for Brazil’s Lula May Keep Him From Presidency
The Ficha Limpa bill states that those convicted of crimes are not eligible to run for public office which may...
January 25, 2018
Goiás Prison Riot Mastermind was Arrested in Rio State
Stephan de Souza Vieira, believed to have ordered the riot which left nine dead and fourteen injured was arrested in...
January 8, 2018
Goiás Prison Riot Leaves 9 Dead and 14 Wounded in Brazil
The Executive Superintendence of Penitentiary Administration (SEAP) confirmed through a statement released on Monday (January 1st) night that nine prisoners...
January 2, 2018