The President’s Executive Order Donald Trump suspending the application of the law United States that prohibits bribes to foreign officials went almost unnoticed in the midst of the headlines about their unusual proposals to turn Gaza into a tourist destination, take control of Panama Canal and buy Greenland. However, theContinue Reading
The response of donald trump when asked about his government’s future relations with Latin America and Brazil – “we don’t need them” – was a gratuitous display of political arrogance that will do little to help advance US interests in the region. Instead of saying that there is a greatContinue Reading
Bogota, Colombia – On January 10, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term, after a contested election rife with accusations of fraud and repression. But as Venezuela prepares for the controversial inauguration, Maduro has repeatedly spent time on state media addressing an oldContinue Reading
This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). For the first time, average global temperatures will exceed 1.5C (2.7F) above pre-industrial levels from 1850-1900, the upper limit set by the Paris Agreement.Continue Reading
Everything indicates that the nominee of the president-elect donald trump for Secretary of State, Cuban American Senator Marco Rubio, will pay close attention to Latin America, especially Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. But you may also have to deal with two other potential conflict points: Bolivia and the Peru. A newContinue Reading
Doctors say leftist leader has been cleared to work while recovering at home after being rushed to hospital last week. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been released from hospital following an emergency surgery to treat bleeding in his brain. The 79-year-old Brazilian leader delivered brief remarks uponContinue Reading
The three officers were convicted in the death of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, a Black man who died in police custody. Three former members of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the torture and death of a Black man held in the boot ofContinue Reading
Jude Chery have you heard talk of armed gangs for most of his life. The 30-year-old Haitian activist remembers that he started to learn the names of powerful gang leaders even as a child in primary school. In the decades since, new gangs have formed, and new gang leaders —Continue Reading
Leaders from the world’s largest economies are gathering in Brazil for the G20 summit that kicked off on Monday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer are some of the prominent world leaders expected to attend. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the gatheringContinue Reading
Marco Rubiothe Cuban-American senator from the Florida nominated by the president-elect donald trump As the country’s next Secretary of State, he wants to create a coalition of conservative presidents of Latin America to counter the leftist wave in the region. Will it work? Before trying to answer that question, let’sContinue Reading
