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What does Guaidó’s National Assembly repossession mean for Venezuela? Countries

What does Guaidó’s National Assembly repossession mean for Venezuela?

Sophie Foggin
January 09, 2020

Self-declared interim president of Venezuela Juan Guaidó and his supporters managed to successfully…

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Who is Venezuela’s new parliamentary speaker? Countries

Who is Venezuela’s new parliamentary speaker?

Sophie Foggin
January 06, 2020

Self-declared Venezuelan interim president Juan Guaidó and his ally-turned-competitor Luis Parra have…

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One year into Bolsonaro’s presidency Brazil

One year into Bolsonaro’s presidency

Sophie Foggin
January 03, 2020

On his inauguration day just over one year ago, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised to rescue…

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2019: A year in elections Featured

2019: A year in elections

Patrick Edwards
December 20, 2019

This year has been marked by political change and protest in Latin America. There have been surprises…

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Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable Colombia

Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable

Patrick Edwards
October 25, 2019

Despite the efforts of the National Protection Unit to provide bodyguards and protection to public figures…

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Bolivia’s 2019 presidential elections according to voters Bolivia

Bolivia’s 2019 presidential elections according to voters

Frances Jenner
October 18, 2019

For the first time in 14 years, Bolivians are unsure who will win the presidential elections. Socialist…

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Peru’s political storm: a timeline of events Countries

Peru’s political storm: a timeline of events

Patrick Edwards
October 04, 2019

Earlier this week, Peru’s Congress met to appoint new judges to Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal.…

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A forecast of Colombia’s upcoming local elections Analysis

A forecast of Colombia’s upcoming local elections

Sophie Foggin
September 26, 2019

A special report published by Bogotá-based political risk consultancy Colombia Risk Analysis explores…

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Uribe’s Supreme Court trial for witness manipulation begins Colombia

Uribe’s Supreme Court trial for witness manipulation begins

Sophie Foggin
September 04, 2019

The Supreme Court trial of former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez — who is accused…

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Brazil’s Lula registered as presidential candidate despite being in prison Featured

Brazil’s Lula registered as presidential candidate despite being in prison

Latin America Reports
August 20, 2018

Imprisoned former president Lula da Silva has been formally registered to run in the 2018 presidential…

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Women in STEM in Latin America
by LatinAmericaReports

Marcela Torres is the former CEO of Hola Code, a Mexican social enterprise that provides software development training for refugees and migrants who have returned to Mexico after having lived in the U.S. She was recently named winner of the ‘Entrepreneur’ category in the list of Latin America’s top innovators under the age of 35 published by MIT Technology Review. In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science earlier this month, we interviewed Torres about being a female CEO of a tech company in Latin America, a region lacking support and funding for women working in STEM.

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Women in STEM in Latin America
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Meet the teenage indigenous activist fighting climate change
January 24, 2020
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Audio Article: Uber’s departure from Colombia sparks debate over app regulation
January 21, 2020
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Audio Article: Uber’s departure from Colombia sparks debate over app regulation
January 21, 2020
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Special: Protests in Colombia
November 27, 2019
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Illegally trafficking night monkeys in the Amazon
November 19, 2019
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Social unrest in Latin America
October 30, 2019
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Social unrest in Latin America
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