Latin America

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Bolivian Prosecutor says evidence proves Macri's help to Áñez

  

  Bolivia's Chief Prosecutor Wilfredo Chávez said documents proved the Argentine Government of former President Mauricio Macri was involved in topplig Evo Morales in 2019 on the alleged grounds of an electoral fraud which was never proven.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Repsol ordered to stop loading or unloading crude in Peru's Pacific waters

  

  Peruvian authorities Monday ordered Spanish oil company Repsol to stop loading and unloading crude oil on ships after a spill in January has caused a major environmental crisis in the Pacific Ocean off the province of Callao near Lima.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Latin America’s strong recovery is losing momentum, underscoring reform needs

  

  By Ilan Goldfain, Anna Ivanova and Jorge Roldos (*) – Governments will need to combine fighting inflation with structural policies that reignite growth.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Extreme Poverty in Latin America rises to 86 Million because of pandemic, ECLAC report

  

  In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC estimates that the number of people living in extreme poverty rose by around 5 million between 2020 and 2021. The United Nations organization calls for moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable, and resilient social protection systems.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Chileans in Iquique stage xenophobic protest against Venezuelan migrants

  

  Xenophobic violence is on the rise in the Chilean area of Iquique and it is specifically targeted at Venezuelan migrants. Iquique is where most undocumented migrants reach from Bolivia.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Betancourt to run for Colombia's presidency on her own

  

  Former presidential candidate and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage Ingrid Betancourt Sunday announced she will run to succeed Iván Duque as head of state under her own political party (Verde Oxígeno) after breaking up with the Centro Esperanza coalition.

• Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Duque wants Caricom to be of help in cases of natural disasters

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Friday announced his intention to create a Regional Solidarity Fund, in order to serve the population in terms of health and in case of natural disasters. He made those remarks at the II Ministerial Summit of the Caribbean Community in Barranquilla.

• Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Repsol spill in Peru twice the size reported originally, minister says

  

  Peru's Environment Minister Rubén Ramírez Friday denounced the amount of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean was almost twice as much as the amount reported so far.

• Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  With help from Iran and China, Venezuela recovering part of its production

  

  By Felicity Bradstock for Oilprice.com – Venezuela appears to be following in Iran’s footsteps by starting to ignore U.S. sanctions on its oil industry to once again develop its substantial crude reserves. After years of stalling and losing out on international investment as well as vital revenues, Venezuela looks to be set to increase its oil production, fostering relationships with key export markets that are willing to risk U.S. retaliation to the move.

• Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  One killed, many injured in Colombian guerrilla violence

  

  One Colombian soldier was killed, 22 others were injured and two United Nations lorries were burned down Thursday after National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents attacked three military bases in the northern region.