Latin America
Venezuela: opposition leader’s son-in-law kidnapped
Opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has reported the kidnapping of his son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, by hooded men in Caracas. He was intercepted while taking his children to school and remains missing. In the July…
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Panama Canal transfer
On 31 December Panama celebrated the 25th anniversary of reclaiming the Panama Canal from US control. President José Raúl Mulino has rejected recent comments by Donald Trump suggesting that the USA might try…
Brazil: Lula’s health scare causes problems for the country’s left wing
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s recent health scare has raised questions about his political future and Brazil’s left-wing leadership. At 79, Lula has undergone emergency surgery in São Paulo after a fall…
Nicaragua: prominent bishop forced into exile
Daniel Ortega’s government has forced Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, president of Nicaragua’s bishops’ conference, to go into exile in Guatemala. He had complained about government officials placing loudspeakers outside a church during…
Argentina: one dead, several missing as hotel collapses
A tragic hotel collapse in Argentina has claimed the life of an elderly man and left seven to nine individuals missing. The ten-storey building, undergoing renovations, imploded in the early hours, tilting and…
Brazil: ‘If these fires continue, we indigenous people will die’
The Amazon is experiencing a huge environmental crisis; fires have ravaged over 62,000 square kilometres of forest, exacerbated by Brazil’s most severe drought. The fires, usually deliberately started by loggers, miners, and farmers…
Bolivia: anti-government protests led by former president
Anti-government protesters have clashed with supporters of President Luis Arce in Bolivia’s capital La Paz, amid an economic crisis and political power struggle. Former president Evo Morales, once a close ally of Arce,…
Ecuador: proposal to allow foreign military bases again
President Daniel Noboa has proposed changing Ecuador’s constitution to allow foreign military bases, a move aimed at combating transnational crime and drug trafficking. He argues that Ecuador needs international military assistance to address…
Brazil: former president leads protest against ban on X
On Brazil’s independence day, former president Jair Bolsonaro led thousands in a protest in Sao Paulo against the country's ban on the social media platform X. The ban was ordered by supreme court…
Venezuela: arrest warrant for opposition leader draws international condemnation
Venezuela’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia has sparked international condemnation. Canada, the USA, and Brazil have all criticised Nicolás Maduro for his crackdown on opposition members…
