Sitemap - 2017 - Latin America Daily Briefing
PPK survives narrowly (Dec. 22, 2017)
Ortega denounces massacres by Venezuelan security forces (Dec. 21, 2017)
JOH declares himself president-elect, calls for dialogue (Dec. 20, 2017)
Argentina passes pension reform (Dec. 19, 2017)
Peruvian lawmakers call for PPK to resign (Dec. 15, 2017)
Competing interests in U.S.'s Honduras response (Dec. 14, 2017)
Lat Am news briefs (Dec. 13, 2017)
Venezuelan officials ban opposition parties who boycotted municipal election (Dec. 12, 2017)
Venezuela's government sweeps municipal elections, largely unopposed (Dec. 11, 2017)
Honduran electoral commission conducting partial recount (Dec. 8, 2017)
OAS says it could call for new Honduran elections (Dec. 7, 2017)
Venezuela's economic chaos deepens, no sign of exit from the crisis (Dec. 6, 2017)
Honduran police refuse to enforce curfew (Dec. 5, 2017)
Hondurans protest under curfew (Dec. 4, 2017)
Honduras on brink of political crisis (Dec. 1, 2017)
ESMA mega-case ends in 29 life-sentences (Nov. 30, 2017)
Honduras results increasingly questioned (Nov. 29, 2017)
Honduras still in election limbo (Nov. 28, 2017)
Possible opposition upset in Honduras' presidential election (Nov. 27, 2017)
Fujimoristas angle to oust Peru's head prosecutor (Nov. 22, 2017)
TPS for Haitians to end in 2019 (Nov. 21, 2017)
Piñera wins first round by smaller margin than predicted (Nov. 20, 2017)
Ortega accuses Maduro of crimes against humanity in ICC (Nov. 17, 2017)
Venezuela gets debt leeway from Russia (Nov. 16, 2017)
Odebrecht waves continue, Ecuador's VP to stand trial (Nov. 15, 2017)
Venezuela in "selective default" (Nov. 14, 2017)
EU sanctions Venezuela, debt talks starting (Nov. 13, 2017)
Kelly pressured DHS to expel TPS Hondurans (Nov. 10, 2017)
U.S. restricts trade, travel to Cuba (Nov. 9, 2017)
Mexican military human rights violations go unpunished says WOLA (Nov. 8, 2017)
U.S. ends TPS for Nicaraguans, extends for Hondurans (Nov. 7, 2017)
TPS not needed for Central Americans and Haitians says State Dept. (Nov. 6, 2017)
Venezuela to restructure, refinance foreign debt (Nov. 3, 2017)
Timochenko declares candidacy (Nov. 2, 2017)
Internal displacement in Honduras and El Salvador - LAWG (Nov. 1, 2017)
Venezuela's opposition divided over municipal election boycott (Oct. 31, 2017)
Int'l group of lawyers points to broad plot behind Cáceres' killing (Oct. 30, 2017)
Analysis of El Salvador's extrajudicial killings (Oct. 27, 2017)
Temer dodges trial again (Oct. 26, 2017)
Moreno rolls back civil society restrictions (Oct. 25, 2017)
Opposition governors-elect break ranks with MUD coalition stance (Oct. 24, 2017)
Mexican prosecutor investigating Odebrecht bribes fired (Oct. 23, 2017)
Venezuela's opposition governors blocked from assuming office (Oct. 20, 2017)
Community leader killed in Tumaco - WOLA denounces threats to human rights activists (Oct. 19, 2017)
Brazilian lawmakers expected to shield Temer from corruption charges (Oct. 18, 2017)
Trump blamed Cuba for alleged sonic attacks (Oct. 17, 2017)
Venezuela's opposition loses in gubernatorial elections, claims fraud (Oct. 16, 2017)
Rios Montt Trial Resumes in Guatemala (Oct 13, 2017)
A Win for Colombia's Peace Deal (Oct 12, 2017)
NAFTA Talks Resume in D.C. (Oct 11, 2017)
Report Reveals Flaws in Mexico City Building Codes (Oct 10, 2017)
Colombia Reels from Police Clash in Coca Community (Oct 9, Mon)
Guatemala's CICIG Reveals Corrupt Govt-Prison Network (Oct 6, 2017)
Brazil Escalates Olympics Corruption Probe (Oct 5, 2017)
Survey Reveals Impact of Violence on Everyday Life in CentAm (Oct 4, 2017)
Another Setback for U.S.-Cuba Relations (Oct. 3, 2017)
Colombian rebels the ELN begin 'first-ever' ceasefire (Oct. 2, 2017)
U.S. pulling half its diplomats out of Cuba (Sept. 29, 2017)
More than half of Lat Am's abortions are unsafe (Sept. 28, 2017)
Puerto Rico's devastation (Sept. 27, 2017)
Temer backtracks on opening up Amazon reserve (Sept. 26, 2017)
Brazilian military deployed in Rio favela (Sept. 25, 2017)
Mexicans critical of officials after earthquake (Sept. 22, 2017)
Guatemalans demand Morales', lawmakers' resignation (Sept. 21, 2017)
Over 200 dead in Mexican earthquake (Sept. 20, 2017)
María slams Caribbean, will hinder recovery from Irma (Sept. 19, 2017)
Venezuelan gov't, opposition talking about negotiations (Sept. 18, 2017)
Guatemala's impunity tug-o-war (Sept. 15, 2017)
Guatemalan lawmakers reform criminal code to protect Morales (Sept. 14, 2017)
Guatemalan legislators protect Morales (Sept. 12, 2017)
Caribbean struggling in Irma's wake (Sept. 11, 2017)
Irma destruction in the Caribbean (Sept. 8, 2017)
Colombia peace briefs (Sept. 7, 2017)
Brazil's corruption charges roller-coaster free fall (Sept. 6, 2017)
Guatemalan lawmakers to determine sending Morales to trial (Sept. 5, 2017)
Where is Santiago Maldonado? (Sept. 4, 2017)
Venezuelan protests die down (Sept. 1, 2017)
Salvadoran judge acquits truce trial defendants (Aug. 31, 2017)
Guatemala's constitutional court ruled against Morales (Aug. 30, 2017)
NAFTA in Mexico (Aug. 29, 2017)
Morales declares Velásquez persona non grata, triggers political crisis (Aug. 28, 2017)
Guatemalans protest in defense of CICIG (Aug. 25, 2017)
International support for CICIG's Velásquez (Aug. 24, 2017)
Elite Salvadoran police carried out summary executions - Factum investigation (Aug. 23, 2017)
Chile leaves behind total abortion ban (Aug. 22, 2017)
Venezuela's ANC sidelines Congress (Aug. 21, 2017)
Venezuela's ANC to legislate against hate, protesters (Aug. 18, 2017)
Venezuelan officials target Luisa Ortega (Aug. 17, 2017)
The new FARC: Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria de Colombia (Aug. 16, 2017)
Trump's threats strengthen Venezuelan government's hand (Aug. 15, 2017)
Trump's military bluster hinders regional Venezuela diplomacy (Aug. 14, 2017)
Haitian asylum seekers complicate Canadian gov't (Aug. 11, 2017)
More U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan officials (Aug. 10, 2017)
Growing international isolation for Venezuela (Aug. 9, 2017)
Colombian peace strategy could cause rift with the U.S. (Aug. 8, 2017)
Venezuela's attorney general ousted, military base attacked (Aug. 7, 2017)
Thousands of Haitians fleeing from U.S. to Canada (Aug. 4, 2017)
Temer safe for now, but Brazil's political crisis continues (Aug. 3, 2017)
Venezuela vote questioned (Aug. 2, 2017)
Brazilian lawmakers decide on Temer tomorrow (Aug. 1, 2017)
Venezuelans vote, international condemnation (July 31, 2017)
Sessions in El Salvador to combat MS-13 (July 28, 2017)
U.S. actions dial up Venezuelan tensions (July 27, 2017)
Venezuela and region brace for more unrest (July 26, 2017)
Arrest warrants issued for three former Salvadoran guerrillas (July 25, 2017)
Venezuela's government insists on constituent assembly (July 24, 2017)
Two die in Venezuelan national strike clashes (July 21, 2017)
U.N. experts call for independent investigation in Mexican spy scandal (July 20, 2017)
Cannabis finally on sale in Uruguayan pharmacies (July 19, 2017)
Venezuela's "Zero Hour" (July 18, 2017)
7 million Venezuelans reject constitutional rewrite plan (July 17, 2017)
Congressional committee votes against suspending Temer (July 14, 2017)
Lula sentenced to almost 10 years in jail (July 13, 2017)
Brazilian senate passes labor reform (July 12, 2017)
#GobiernoEspia (July 11, 2017)
Leopoldo López released to house arrest (July 10, 2017)
Femicide "red alert" in Honuras (July 7, 2017)
Venezuelan lawmakers attacked (July 6, 2017)
Critical Venezuelan attorney general on trial (July 5, 2017)
Trump's chilling effect on migration (July 3, 2017)
Mexican spyware scandal broadens (June 29, 2017)
Venezuela coup attempt/telenovela?
Helicopter fired at Venezuelan government buildings (June 28, 2017)
Temer indicted (June 27, 2017)
Guatemalan president questioned over U.S. lobby firm contract (June 26, 2017)
Homicides in LatAm will continue to rise without intervention - Instinto de Vida (June 23, 2017)
Alliance for Prosperity efforts could create more rights violations, displacement (June 22, 2017)
Venezuelan protester shot by security forces (June 21, 2017)
OAS fails to reach Venezuela consensus again (June 20, 2017)
Trump's Cuba policy: more rhetoric than substance (June 19, 2017)
U.S. LatAm policies on display in Miami (June 16, 2017)
Cuba rollback opposed by most sectors (June 15, 2017)
Key Central America summit in Miami (June 14, 2017)
Investigation into the 2011 massacre in Allende, Mexico (June 13, 2017)
Temer saved by narrow electoral court vote (June 12, 2017)
Environmental efforts mask business interests in Guatemala (June 9, 2017)
Colombian community at mercy of armed groups - HRW report (June 8, 2017)
Rousseff-Temer ticket on trial (June 7, 2017)
Morena challenging Mexico State election (June 6, 2017)
PRI narrowly wins Edomex (June 5, 2017)
Venezuelans report abuse at hands of security forces (June 2, 2017)
Trump wants to rollback Cuban rapprochement (June 1, 2017)
U.S. opioid epidemic and poor Mexican law enforcement are fueling gang violence (May 31, 2017)
Goldman bought Venezuelan bonds, lifeline for Maduro (May 30, 2017)
Brazil's president calls off the army (May 26, 2017)
DEA lied about operations in Honduras that killed four civilians (May 25, 2017)
Brazil engulfed in scandal (May 24, 2017)
Haitians in U.S. granted temporary reprieve, warned to get affairs in order (May 23, 2017)
Temer asked Supreme Court to shelve investigation (May 22, 2017)
Temer insists on innocence (May 19, 2017)
Temer scandal roils Brazil (May 18, 2017)
Venezuelan protests head into 7th week (May 17, 2017)
Mexican journalist killed -- sixth so far this year (May 16, 2017)
Fuel theft and violence in Mexico (May 15, 2017)
Instinto de Vida in Mexico and Brazil (May 12, 2017)
Salvadoran police promote self-defense groups (May 11, 2017)
Argentines reject leniency for human rights abusors (May 10, 2017)
Rights groups urge abortion ban reform in El Salvador (May 9, 2017)
What will Venezuela's military do? (May 8, 2017)
Abbreviated News Briefs (May 5, 2017)
Violent clashes in Caracas yesterday (May 4, 2017)
Activist killings imperil Colombian peace process (May 3, 2017)
Maduro proposes constituent assembly (May 2, 2017)
Brazilian unions protest Temer reforms (May 1, 2017)
Mexico plays grownup in Nafta renegotiations (April 28, 2017)
Venezuela to quit OAS (April 27, 2017)
Mexico calls Trump's wall a "hostile act" (April 26, 2017)
Colombian civil society leaders victims of violence (April 25, 2017)
InSight Crime delves into Guatemala's homicide data (April 24, 2017)
Protesters stay on Venezuelan streets (April 21, 2017)
Three killed in Venezuela's "mother of all protests" (April 20, 2017)
Venezuela's spiraling crisis (April 19, 2017)
Venezuelan opposition organizing "mother of all protests" (April 18, 2017)
Maduro reportedly negotiating regional elections with opposition (April 17, 2017)
U.N. to pull out peacekeepers from Haiti
Protests, clashes intensify in Venezuela (April 13, 2017)
Temer's cabinet, lawmakers investigated for corruption (April 12, 2017)
Protesters clash with police in Caracas, again (April 11, 2017)
Venezuelans protest banning of opposition leader (April 10, 2017)
Moreno inherits a polarized country (April 7, 2017)
Mocoa's vulnerability was well known (April 6, 2017)
Venezuelan protesters clash with police (April 5, 2017)
Moreno won Ecuador's run-off, opposition alleges fraud (April 4, 2017)
Venezuelan court returns power to National Assembly (April 3, 2017)
Venezuelan court dissolves legislature (March 31, 2017)
El Salvador bans mining (March 30, 2017)
OAS push to suspend Venezuela falls short (March 29, 2017)
Venezuela lambasts OAS (March 28, 2017)
Mexico gearing up for NAFTA talks (March 27, 2017)
UN report tells Honduras to demilitarize security (March 24, 2017)
Hemispheric call for Venezuela to release political prisoners (March 23, 2017)
JOH confronted in DC over Cáceres (March 22, 2017)
Routine abuse of minors in Guatemalan institutions (March 21, 2017)
U.N. could pull out of Haiti (March 20, 2017)
Flour battles in Venezuela (March 17, 2017)
Janot's list rocks Brazilian political establishment (March 16, 2017)
Almagro calls for OAS to suspend Venezuela (March, 15, 2017)
Lat Am seeking free trade beyond Trump (March 14, 2016)
JOH implicated in cartel testimony (March 13, 2017)
Colombia's ongoing territorial challenges (March 10, 2017)
Mexico moves to reintegrate deportees (March 9, 2017)
International Woman's Day (March 8, 2017)
Refugees still blocked by Trump (March 7, 2017)
Undocumented migrants facing increasingly hostile climate in U.S. (March. 6, 2017)
U.N. narcotics report advocates alternatives to incarceration (March 3, 2017)
Colombia paramilitary victims to be heard in U.S. court (March 2, 2017)
FARC begins disarmament process (March 1, 2017)
Honduran military intelligence specialists linked to Cáceres' murder - Guardian (Feb. 28, 2017)
Mexican officials angered by Washington double-speak (Feb. 24, 2017)
"Don’t mention the wall," U.S. Mexico diplomatic divisions widen (Feb. 23, 2017)
U.S. State and Homeland Security secretaries headed to Mexico (Feb. 22, 2017)
Tensions in Ecuador over delayed electoral results (Feb. 21, 2017)
More on Ecuador's upcoming election (Feb. 17, 2016)
Ecuadorans to vote Sunday, end of Correa cycle (Feb. 16, 2017)
Venezuelan gov't rallies behind VP (Feb. 15, 2017)
U.S. adds Venezuelan VP to Drug Kingpin list (Feb. 14, 2017)
Mexican protesters reject Trump, Peña Nieto (Feb. 13, 2017)
Judge order preventive prison for former Peruvian president (Feb. 10, 2017)
Trump era diplomatic shifts (Feb. 9, 2017)
Odebrecht testimony spurs high profile investigations in LatAm (Feb. 8, 2017)
Haiti finally swears in new president (Feb. 7, 2017)
FARC guerrillas concentrating -- attempting public relations (Feb. 6, 2017)
Mexicans increasingly angry at Trump (Feb. 3, 2017)
Reported U.S. threats to send troops into Mexico cause stir, denied (Feb. 2, 2017)
Honduras deadliest country for environmental activists (Feb. 1, 2017)
Trump's wall's continued shockwaves (Jan. 31, 2017)
Brazilian Supreme Court accepts Odebrecht execs' plea testimony (Jan. 30, 2017)
Mexico and U.S. potentially heading into trade war (Jan. 26, 2017)
Trump's wall is threatening Mexico relationship (Jan. 25, 2017)
Regional leaders reacting to Trump's proposals (Jan. 25, 2016)
Poor turnout in Venezuelan opposition march (Jan. 24, 2017)
Tillerson wants to review U.S. support for Colombia's peace deal (Jan. 23, 2017)
Brazilian judge investigating corrupt politicians dies in plane crash (Jan. 20, 2017)
Mexican Goldman Environmental prize recipient killed (Jan. 19, 2017)
Life sentences for former Operación Condor leaders (Jan. 18, 2017)
Another prison riot in Brazil -- 26 dead (Jan. 17, 2017)
Obama ends "wet foot, dry foot" (Jan. 13, 2016)
Venezuelan intelligence detains opposition activist (Jan. 12, 2017)
Mexico facing uncertainty over Trump's policies -- but won't pay for the wall (Jan. 11, 2016)
Venezuelan legislators declare Maduro in abandonment of duties (Jan. 10, 2017)
Riots kill about 100 inmates in Brazil in one week (Jan. 9, 2017)
Mexico won't pay for the wall just yet (Jan. 6, 2017)
Key cabinet shuffles in Venezuela and Mexico (Jan. 5, 2017)