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Latin America

  • Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 10:16 UTC

    Ecuador's President says indigenist groups out to topple him

    “They do not want peace, they seek chaos,” Lasso said about Conaie

    Ecuador's Conservative President Guillermo Lasso Monday said the indigenist groups staging protests nationwide wanted to overthrow him from office, for which they need chaos to mount.

  • Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Third-time lucky Petro to lead Colombia's turn to the left

    It was Petro's third attempt at the presidency

    Colombia elected a leftist government this Sunday for the first time after the second round of elections. Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact coalition, will be the country's next president after a ballotage with good participation figures where he imposed over the right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernandez, who was a candidate of the League of Anti-Corruption Rulers.

  • Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

    Indigenist protesters in Ecuador clash with police

    Neither the states of exception nor the curfews frighten us, Marlon Vargas explained

    Protesters adhering to the indefinite strike called for by the indigenist group Conaie clashed with Ecuadorian authorities Sunday in places such as Orellana, Pastaza, and Sucumbios, it was reported. It was the seventh day of nonstop activities.

  • Monday, June 20th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

    Killers of Paraguayan prosecutor convicted in Colombia

    The perpetrators agreed to a plea bargain which will make them eligible for parole in 10 years

    The killers of Paraguayan Organized Crime Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci have been sentenced to 23 years and a half in jail late on Friday after a plea bargain with Colombian state attorneys, it was announced.

  • Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:49 UTC

    State of emergency declared in Ecuador

    “United, sitting at a table, we will find solutions that will alleviate the situation of Ecuadorian families,” Lasso stressed

    Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Friday decreed a state of emergency in three provinces for the next 30 days following uprisings by indigenous communities.

  • Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:37 UTC

    BoA flight for Conviasa's passengers to be cleared shortly

    Charter flight requests are dealt with within 72 hours, Basteiro explained

    Argentina's Ambassador to Bolivia Ariel Basteiro Friday said his country would soon authorize the Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight from Viru Viru (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) to Buenos Aires carrying the 190 passengers of Venezuela's Conviasa stranded there.

  • Friday, June 17th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

    Passengers stranded in Buenos Aires as Conviasa's “rescue flight” returns to Caracas

    Conviasa's Airbus flew back to Caracas straight from Bolivia

    Hundreds of angry passengers were complaining Thursday at Buenos Aires' international Ezeiza airport as the Conviasa flight they were supposed to board to Caracas was not available, after the Airbus 340-600 purchased from Iran's Mahan Air this week landed in Bolivia and flew back to Venezuela.

  • Friday, June 17th 2022 - 09:09 UTC

    Facemasks no longer mandatory in Buenos Aires indoors

    “It is time to transfer autonomy to the citizens,” CABA's Health Minister Quirós explained

    Buenos Aires City authorities Wednesday lifted the rule mandating the wearing of facemasks in indoor settings and public transport units effective since Thursday. The measure was taken after almost three weeks of steady drops in COVID-19 infections and thanks to the “degree of vaccination of the population.”

  • Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

    Colombia's CNE rules presidential debates not mandatory

    Contradicting measures affect Colombia's electoral campaign just days before the runoff

    Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) Wednesday ruled against a decision earlier in the day by the Superior Court of Bogota ordering both presidential candidates (Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro) to hold a debate prior to the runoff where Iván Duque's successor is to be chosen.

  • Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

    Latin America at WTO, stands up in support of reforming agriculture trade rules

    For the first time in the history of WTO, 16 Latin American countries issued a joint declaration in favor of reforming multilateral rules for agricultural trade.

    Sixteen Latin American countries, led by Brazil pledged this week to work together to demand reform of world agricultural trade rules at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The decision was taken among other issues to counter the protectionist policies of developed countries and India.