Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor de Mello arrested following corruption conviction
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s former president and a once-rising star in national politics,…
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89% increase in explosion victims in Colombia in 2024: Red Cross
Read More Bogotá, Colombia — The International Committee for the Red Cross’ (ICRC) annual report on Colombia found an 89%…
Former minister says Colombia’s President Petro addicted to drugs, provides no proof
Read More Colombia’s former Minister of Foreign Relations, Álvaro Leyva, shared an open letter on April 23 through his personal…
Lula and Boric meet, discuss importance of multilateralism
Read More Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric of Chile met in Brasilia on Tuesday….
Chilean Government abandons Safe Stadium plan after violence leaves two dead
Read More Following the death of two fans before a Colo Colo game, the Chilean government seeks new ways to…
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88; mourned worldwide
Read More Buenos Aires, Argentina — Pope Francis, the first head of the Catholic Church from Argentina and Latin America,…
Migration News Brief for April 21, 2025
Read More Welcome to LAWG’s Migration News Brief, a compilation of recent top articles and reports related to issues of…
Brazilian star Bruno Henrique accused of match-fixing for yellow card bet
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Brazilian soccer has once again been rocked by a match-fixing scandal involving sports betting….
Mexico Won’t Renew Diplomatic Ties with Ecuador as Long as Daniel Noboa Remains in Office: President
Read More Mexico City, Mexico — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration will not renew diplomatic relations…
Stefanini Group announces investment in Escala 24X7, an AWS Premier Partner in Latin America
Read More Addressing the growing demand for expert cloud services, Stefanini Group, a global technology solutions provider, recently announced the…
“Indigenous communities are not being asked whether they accept lithium mining or not”: The foundation pushing back on Chile’s mining plans
Read More Indigenous communities in northern Chile gathered on April 10 and 11 for consultations over new mining projects planned…
Venezuelan Red Cross provides assistance to Maduro opponents seeking asylum in Argentine embassy
Read More The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) on April 12 revealed that it had provided assistance to the five Venezuelans…
Daniel Noboa re-elected as president of Ecuador in runoff
Read More Medellín, Colombia – Ecuador’s incumbent president, Daniel Noboa, defeated leftwing candidate Luisa González in a runoff election on…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized after emergency abdominal surgery
Read More São Paulo, Brazil — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is recovering after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery on Sunday,…
Massacre at rehab center highlights cartel war violence in Northwestern Mexico
Read More Mexico City, Mexico — Armed men stormed a rehabilitation center in Culiacán, Sinaloa and opened fire on April…
Indigenous people from across the globe gather in Brazil, call for land demarcation, environmental protection
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Thousands of Indigenous people from as far off as Australia gathered in Brazil’s capital,…
José V. Fernández, CEO of Bankuish, and the revolution in access to credit for gig economy workers
Read More The so-called gig economy has become an indispensable source of income for thousands of freelancers, platform workers and…
Mendel expands to other countries, will use more AI after raising US$35 million
Read More Mendel plans to improve its offering that combines expense, payment and corporate travel management with the help of…
Migration News Brief for April 7, 2025
Read More Welcome to LAWG’s Migration News Brief, a compilation of recent top articles and reports related to issues of…
Beyond the ITT Initiative: How Ecuador’s Civil Society Reclaimed the Future of Yasuní
Read More By Edgar Aguilar Photo from flickr The failure of Ecuador’s Yasuní-ITT Initiative in 2013—an internationally recognized proposal to…