Western Union’s transformation: From traditional wires to digital wallets in Latin America Western Union announced that its digital wallet is disembarking in Latin America. And the company has its eye... September 30, 2022
Simone Tebet: A potential ‘third way’ candidate for Brazilians disillusioned with Bolsonaro and Lula? After the first presidential debate in an election that analysts expected to be highly polarized between... September 30, 2022
“Man of the Hole”: An interview with the man who monitored the last surviving member of a Brazilian indigenous tribe for over a quarter century The death of an isolated indigenous man in Brazil’s Amazon, the last of his tribe, weighs heavily on a team... September 30, 2022
Pro-Bolsonaro protests take place during Brazil’s independence day celebration Celebrations for the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence were marked with strong political rhetoric,... September 30, 2022
Lula drops in new poll, Bolsonaro remains stable A new survey released by Datafolha Institute last Thursday revealed a downward trend in the advantage that... September 30, 2022
The traveling heart: Brazil’s 1st emperor returns for 200th independence anniversary (sort of) In a bizarre showing of patriotism, Brazil’s government has repatriated the 188-year-old embalmed heart of... September 30, 2022
Amazon burning: Number of fires in 24 hours breaks record, reaches highest level in 5 years There is a dense, grey layer of smoke hanging over the sky in Manaus, Brazil. The capital of the Amazonas... September 30, 2022
Workers from Peru’s largest textile district to protest the”invasion” of clothing from China and Bangladesh Entrepreneurs and unions from “Gamarra,” the largest textile commercial district in Peru, announced a... September 30, 2022
President Castillo’s UNGA speech: A representative office for Peru in Palestine, a call out of coups, and solidarity with Argentina over Falkland Islands President Pedro Castillo announced on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly that Peru will soon open... September 30, 2022
Peruvian Minister of Transport impeachment highlights President Castillo’s merry-go-round of government ministers The revolving door of government ministers in the administration of Peru’s President Pedro Castillo opened... September 30, 2022
Peru’s Congress investigating President Castillo’s empty promise to young cancer patients Peru’s Congressional Oversight Commission is investigating why a donation of more than USD $1 billion for... September 30, 2022
José Williams, the former military general now in charge of Peru’s Congress Congressman and former military general José Williams was recently elected as the new head of Peru’s... September 30, 2022
Peruvian Congress suspends Congressman Freddy Díaz for 120 days for rape case Peruvian Congress suspended Congressman Freddy Díaz for 120 days, more than a month after a parliamentary... September 30, 2022
Peru’s Public Ministry requests 29-year prison sentence for former Lima mayor involved in Odebrecht scandal A prosecutor from Peru’s Public Ministry requested a 29-year prison sentence for Susana Villarán, the... September 30, 2022
Pre-trial detention ordered for President Castillo’s sister-in-law Yenifer Paredes, President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law, was ordered by the judiciary to serve 30 months... September 30, 2022
Brazil Supreme Court justice recuses himself from fraud case following revelations of ties to bank president