Chile on Sunday voted heavily in a referendum to change its dictatorial-era constitution, initiating a process that would make the political landscape in one of Latin America’s wealthiest countries a social landscape …
Read More »Organize referendum to resume Chile Pinoshet-Era constitution
Chile’s 40-year-old, dictatorial-era constitution divides citizens into those who credit the Charter with laying the foundation for strong economic growth, and those who criticize it for undermining efforts to improve social conditions. …
Read More »Opposition Leader Fleas Venezuela – WSJ
BOGOTA, Colombia – Venezuela’s opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, a former political prisoner and key leader in the movement to overthrow the authoritarian regime of President Nicolas Maduro, has fled to Venezuela, top …
Read More »Chilean protesters burn churches, loot shops ahead of constitutional referendum
Protesters in the Chilean capital looted two churches, looted shops and clashed with police under the guise of violence during a week before a referendum on whether to dig up the dictatorship-era …
Read More »Former Mexican Defense Minister arrested in US on DEA request
Mexico’s former defense minister, Mexico’s former defense minister, was arrested on Thursday by US officials at the request of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Mexican officials said, the latest in a string of …
Read More »New Kovid-19 cases begin in hard-hit Latin America
The São Paulo-Covid-19 epidemic devastated Latin America, killing more than 300,000 people, erasing years of social and economic benefits, and bringing millions back to poverty. But from Mexico to Brazil, recent new …
Read More »Venezuela’s food chain is breaking, and Millions Go Hungry
Ana Nunez, a 62-year-old retired municipal worker in western Venezuela, says her food often consists of some corn flour pancakes, known as arps. Even when he had money to buy groceries at …
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