Who’s behind the rise in violence in Chiapas, Mexico? 

Mexico City, Mexico — Since 2015 Chiapas has become a focal point of violence in Mexico, with clashes...

August 14, 2023

Argentina Primary Elections 2023: Libertarian candidate surprises by leading presidential race

Buenos Aires, Argentina — The Argentine libertarian party, La Libertad Avanza, led by presidential...

August 14, 2023

Bolsonaro assistant accused of selling gifts from foreign dignitaries; Brazil’s former president also under suspicion

São Paulo, Brazil – Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, former President Jair Bolsonaro’s assistant and...

August 13, 2023

Brazil’s former highway police chief arrested, accused of interfering in 2022 presidential elections

São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s former director of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), Silvinei Vasques, was...

August 12, 2023

Brazil police arrest Amazon deforestation gang leader

São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s Federal Police last week arrested a man accused of vast deforestation in...

August 11, 2023

‘Colossal whale from Peru’ weighed ‘more than any dinosaur or the blue whale’: Paleontologist Dr. Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi (Interview) 

Lima, Peru — Scientists have unearthed a colossal fossil specimen in Peru, shedding light on a remarkable...

August 10, 2023

Amazon Summit commits to preventing rainforest from reaching ‘point of no return’ but fails to define deforestation targets

São Paulo, Brazil – Representatives from eight countries with territory in the Amazon rainforest met...

August 9, 2023

Dina Boluarte invites Brazil’s Lula da Silva to visit Peru during Amazon Summit speech

Lima, Peru — On her first foreign trip as the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte extended an official...

August 9, 2023

Buenos Aires’ rent crisis: What 3 pre-candidates for mayor plan to do if elected

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires has been experiencing a rental crisis for five...

August 9, 2023

Brazil has 1.3 million descendents of escaped African slaves; new data could help them regain land

São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil has 1.3 million quilombolas, people who identify as descendents of African...

August 8, 2023

Peru takes over Pacific Alliance presidency following months of tension with Mexico 

Lima, Peru — Peru assumed the Pro-Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance on August 1 following eight...

August 4, 2023

Brazilian police operation that has killed 16 is revenge for murdered colleague: Human rights groups

São Paulo Brazil – Following the death of a military policeman, allegedly at the hands of drug traffickers...

August 3, 2023

President Dina Boluarte apologized to families of those that died in Peru’s protests during Independence Day speech

Lima, Peru — During an Independence Day speech last week to Peru’s Congress, President Dina Boluarte...

August 2, 2023

Amazon Fund aims to certify products from Brazilian towns in Amazon that follow sustainable practices

São Paulo, Brazil – The Amazon Fund Guidance Committee approved new guidelines and criteria for the...

August 2, 2023

Investigation into Mexico’s 43 missing students ends, commission accuses government of stonewalling 

Mexico City, Mexico — The special commission investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from...

July 31, 2023