Latin America

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Killers of Paraguayan prosecutor convicted in Colombia

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 22:38 UTC

  Ecuadorian indigenist leader released from jail

  

  An Ecuadorian judge has ordered the release from custody of indigenist leader Leónidas Iza after spending almost 24 hours in a detention facility.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolivia: UN Rapporteur says Áñez's conviction tinted with political meddling

  

  Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Diego García-Sayán has said he saw politics had meddled in the judicial ruling whereby former Bolivian interim President Janine Àñez was sentenced to ten years in jail for crimes against the Constitution.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Mexico to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19

  

  Mexican health authorities Tuesday announced vaccination against COVID-19 will reach children aged 5 to 11 in a country ranking 5th worldwide in the number of deaths due to this malady after the United States, Brazil, India, and Russia.