Latin America Archive
Latin America
Argentina’s annual inflation rate soared beyond 100% in February, according to the country’s statistics agency, marking the first time since 1991’s hyperinflation that it has reached triple digits.
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A botched multimillion-dollar robbery at Chile’s busiest airport has resulted in the deaths of two people, heightening concerns about the rise of crime in the Andean nation. Social media footage shows
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A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in Costa Rica for the murder of an Indigenous land rights activist in 2020, in a case that inflamed decades-old
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Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed the head of the country’s army, following allegations that he attempted to protect right-wing rioters from arrest following the January 8th uprising
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A man from Dominica has been rescued by the Colombian navy after surviving 24 days adrift on a boat in the Caribbean. Elvis François, 47, had written “help” in English
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In a dramatic protest against the recent inauguration of President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke over police barricades and invaded
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Chile’s justice minister has resigned amid allegations of impropriety regarding pardons granted to individuals related to 2019’s violent protests. Marcela Ríos will leave her position immediately and is set to
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Latin America
Brazilian football legend Pelé has been buried in the port city where he began his career nearly seven decades ago, with the country’s president flying in to grieve
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Just hours before he was scheduled to face an impeachment vote in a dramatic escalation of his battle with the opposition-led chamber, President Pedro Castillo of Peru announced
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As part of an effort to address an apparent increase in extortion, the Honduran government will suspend some constitutional rights, sparking fears of human rights breaches and warnings
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