Sitemap - 2018 - Latin America Daily Briefing

GIEI found evidence of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua - Dec. 21 addendum

Asylum seekers will have to wait in Mexico (Dec. 21, 2018)

Nicaragua expels human rights experts (Dec. 20, 2018)

U.S. and Mexico promise aid to Central America (Dec. 19, 2018)

A Marshall Plan for Central America? (Dec. 18, 2018)

Nicaraguan police beat journalists (Dec. 17, 2018)

Nicaraguan police raid human rights groups, Confidencial (Dec. 14, 2018)

Nicaragua's gov't attacks Cenidh (Dec. 13, 2018)

Historic human rights ruling in Argentina (Dec. 12, 2018)

Russian bombers carrying out exercises in Venezuela (Dec. 11, 2018)

Peruvian voters back anti-corruption referendum (Dec. 10, 2018)

U.S. donates more jeeps to Guatemala (Dec. 7, 2018)

Peruvians to vote in anti-corruption referendum (Dec. 6, 2018)

New rules for Carabineros after Mapuche killings (Dec. 5, 2018)

AMLO creates Ayotzinapa truth commission (Dec. 4, 2018)

AMLO at last (Dec. 3, 2018)

Seven found guilty of murdering Berta Cáceres (Nov. 30, 2018)

Honduran police repress anti-gov't protest (Nov. 29, 2018)

U.S. sanctions Nicaragua's VP (Nov. 28, 2018)

San Ysidro tensions grow (Nov. 27, 2018)

Migrants tear gassed at U.S. border (Nov. 26, 2018)

Former Kaibile convicted of participating in Dos Erres massacre (Nov. 23, 2018)

Moïse refuses to step down (Nov. 22, 2018)

AMLO's National Guard plan (Nov. 21, 2018)

Six dead in violent Haiti protests (Nov. 20, 2018)

Migrants flow into Tijuana (Nov. 19, 2018)

Mexico's Supreme Court strikes down internal security law (Nov. 16, 2018)

Cuba to withdraw thousands of doctors from Brazil (Nov. 15, 2018)

Mexican Supreme Court vs Law of Internal Security (Nov. 14, 2018)

Guatemalan lawmakers aim at CC (Nov. 13, 2018)

Ongoing persecution in Nicaragua (Nov. 12, 2018)

Trump moves against asylum seekers (Nov. 9, 2018)

Mexico's Maduro kerfuffle (Nov. 8, 2018)

Migrants converge on Mexico City (Nov. 7, 2018)

Copinh criticizes Cáceres murder trial (Nov. 6, 2018)

Migration briefs (Nov. 5, 2018)

Bolsonaro picks Moro for his cabinet (Nov. 2, 2018)

Migrants drawn to caravans (Nov. 1, 2018)

Migrant briefs (Oct. 31, 2018)

Mexico airport showdown (Oct. 30, 2018)

Ordem e Progresso (Oct. 29, 2018)

Brazilians set to pick Bolsonaro (Oct. 26, 2018)

Migrant caravan and regional politics (Oct. 25, 2018)

Caravan fueled by violence, poverty -- not politicians (Oct. 24, 2018)

The migrants push on (Oct. 22, 2018)

Mexico pressured to stop migrant caravan (Oct. 19, 2018)

Trump threatens to close border with Mexico (Oct. 18, 2018

Migrant caravan pushes on, despite Trump (Oct. 17, 2018)

Trump threatens new migrant caravan, Central American gov'ts (Oct. 16, 2018)

Nicaraguan gov't cracks down on protest (Oct. 15, 2018)

Brazilian elections spur violent attacks (Oct. 12, 2018)

Keiko Fujimori arrested in money laundering case (Oct. 11, 2018)

Brazilian election briefs (Oct. 10, 2018)

Venezuelan opposition councillor dies in custody (Oct. 9, 2018)

Bolsonaro to face-off against Haddad (Oct. 8, 2018)

Respite for Haitian, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and Sudanese TPS holders (Oct. 5, 2018)

Fujimori's pardon reversed (Oct. 4, 2018)

IACHR criticizes Nicaragua's protest crackdown (Oct. 3, 2018)

Guatemala's gov't at crossroads (Oct. 2, 2018)

Deeply polarized Brazil prepares to vote (Oct. 1, 2018)

Venezuela Briefs (Sept. 28, 2018)

Six nations call on ICC to investigate Venezuela (Sept. 27, 2018)

Trump hits against Venezuela at U.N. (Sept. 26, 2018)

Trump lambasts Venezuela (Sept. 25, 2018)

Protester killed in Managua (Sept. 24, 2018)

Nicaragua blocks IACHR prison visit (Sept. 21, 2018)

CC backs Velásquez (Sept. 20, 2018)

Guatemala on the brink (Sept. 18, 2018)

What will Jimmy do? (Sept. 17, 2018)

Guatemala CICIG battle has broader regional implications (Sept. 14, 2018)

Landmark corruption ruling in El Salvador (Sept. 13, 2018)

Lula bows out (Sept. 12, 2018)

Guatemala faces constitutional crisis (Sept. 11, 2018)

U.S. met with Venezuelan coup plotters (Sept. 10, 2018)

U.S. soft on Guatemala's anti-CICIG moves (Sept. 7, 2018)

Moralazo (Sept. 6, 2018)

Morales bars CICIG head Velásquez (Sept. 5, 2018)

Seeking answers for the Venezuelan refugee crisis (Sept. 4, 2018)

Morales moves against CICIG, again (Sept. 3, 2018)

Peña Nieto defends "historical truth," despite lack of evidence (Aug. 31, 2018)

Ortega wants names of Costa Rican asylum seekers (Aug. 30, 2018)

Nicaragua's ongoing repression, U.N. report (Aug. 29, 2018)

U.S. and Mexico agree to new NAFTA terms (Aug. 28, 2018)

Colombia's anti-corruption referendum narrowly fails (Aug. 27, 2018)

El Salvador in the middle of China - U.S. diplomatic wrangling (Aug. 24, 2018)

Soldiers accused of extrajudicial killings in Rio (Aug. 23, 2018)

Venezuela hit by earthquake, currency woes (Aug. 22, 2018)

Venezuela's crisis deepens even more (Aug. 21, 2018)

18 human rights activists killed in Guatemala this year (Aug. 20, 2018)

Honduras protest killings remain unpunished (Aug. 17, 2018)

Lula registered as PT candidate (Aug. 16, 2018)

Venezuela detains two military officers (Aug. 15, 2018)

Venezuelan gov't accused of torturing opposition legislator (Aug. 14, 2018)

Venezuelans flood into Ecuador (Aug. 13, 2018)

Nicaraguan security forces detain, torture protesters (Aug. 10, 2018)

Argentine senators reject abortion bill (Aug. 9, 2018)

AMLO launches "Forums for Peace" (Aug. 8, 2018)

Judge shuts down Roraima border (Aug. 7, 2018)

Maduro attacked by drones (Aug. 6, 2018)

OAS creates working group for Nicaragua (Aug. 3, 2018)

Uribe takes back Senate resignation (Aug. 2, 2018)

Bolsonaro's intolerance and appeal (Aug. 1, 2018)

Maduro assumed responsibility for economic failure (July 31, 2018)

Colombia's Urabeños put off surrender (July 29, 2018)

News Briefs (July 27, 2018)

Two detained for Marielle's killing (July 26, 2018)

Latin America deadliest region in the world for land activists (July 25, 2018)

Nicaragua's controversial crisis (July 24, 2018)

Cuba's new constitution (July 23, 2018)

Nicaragua marks anniversary of Somoza's overthrow (July 20, 2018)

Nicaragua's historical repetition (July 19, 2018)

Nicaraguan government forces attack Monimbó (July 18, 2018)

Venezuela briefs (July 17, 2018)

Bloody repression of anti-government bastions in Nicaragua (July 16, 2018)

Mexico unwilling to accept "Safe Third Country Agreement" (July 13, 2018)

Colombia's Gulf Clan to surrender imminently (July 12, 2018)

What will AMLO do? (July 11, 2018)

38 people killed in Nicaragua on Sunday (July 10, 2018)

Judicial wrangling over Lula (July 9, 2018)

U.S. sanctions Ortega allies (July 6, 2018)

Trump was serious about invading Venezuela (July 5, 2018)

Who will AMLO be? (July 4, 2018)

AMLO's sweep (July 3, 2018)

AMLO landslide (July 2, 2018)

Pence in Guatemala (June 29, 2018)

Central American parents struggle to reunite with kids (June 28, 2018)

Santos: Colombia peace deal is 'bulletproof' (June 27, 2018)

Honduras nears attorney general pick (June 26, 2018)

Mexico's presidential race enters final phase (June 25, 2018)

Report: attorney general selection crucial for MACCIH's future (June 22, 2018)

More furor over U.S. migration policy (June 21, 2018)

Violence surges in Nicaragua (June 20, 2018)

Anger grows over separation of migrant families in U.S. (June 19, 2018)

A Duque presidency in Colombia (June 18, 2018)

Colombia prepares to vote (June 15, 2018)

Major developments in CentAm corruption probes (June 14, 2018)

Mexico holds final presidential debate (June 13, 2018)

Mexican congressional candidate killed (June 12, 2018)

Nicaragua's resistencia (June 11, 2018)

Nicaraguan president to consider early elections (June 8, 2018)

Consulta Popular Anticorrupción in Colombia (June 7, 2018)

OAS avoids blaming Ortega (June 6, 2018)

Mexican court orders new Ayotzinapa investigation (June 5, 2018)

Venezuelan political prisoners released -- 300 remain behind bars (June 4, 2018)

Hondura's Supreme Court defangs MACCIH (June 1, 2018)

Thirteen reported dead in Nicaragua's Mothers' Day protest (May 31, 2018)

Mexican corruption affects campaigns (May 30, 2018)

Nicaraguan protesters repressed again (May 29, 2018)

Duque and Petro to face-off in Colombia (May 28, 2018)

Maduro rushes reinauguration (May 25, 2018)

Colombians head to the polls Sunday (May 24, 2018)

Venezuela expels U.S. diplomats (May 23, 2018)

Venezuela increasingly isolated/IACHR censures Nicaraguan repression (May 22, 2018)

Maduro wins by a landslide -- but most people didn't vote (May 21, 2017)

Riot in Venezuela's Helicoide prison (May 17, 2018)

Venezuelans vote Sunday - sort of (May 18, 2018)

Political violence mars Mexico's campaign (May 15, 2018)

Nicaraguan protesters repressed again (May 14, 2018)

Northern triangle anti-corruption efforts under siege (May 11, 2018)

Another former FARC fighter killed (May 10, 2018)

Trump cracks down on migrant families (May 9, 2018)

To vote or not to vote - Venezuela (May 8, 2018)

Rubio attacks CICIG funding (May 7, 2018)

Third time's a charm in Guatemala (May 4, 2018)

Conflictive U.S. policies towards Lat Am (May 3, 2018)

Colombia's violent peace (May 2, 2018)

U.S. blocking migrants for seeking asylum (May 1, 2018)

Nicaragua's Spring (April 30, 2018)

CICIG under fire (April 27, 2018)

Que se rinda tu madre! (April 26, 2018)

Paraguay election results questioned (April 25, 2018)

Nicaraguans demand Ortega's resignation (April 24, 2018)

25 dead in Nicaraguan protests (April 23, 2018)

Four deaths in Nicaraguan protests (April 20, 2018)

AMLO leading in polls (April 19, 2018)

Díaz-Canel to succeed Castro (April 18, 2018)

Castro to step down tomorrow (April 17, 2018)

Summit of the Americas weak on corruption (April 16, 2018)

Summit of the Americas likely to fail on all fronts (April 13, 2018)

Summit of the Americas dead on arrival (April 12, 2018)

Brazil's political upheaval just starting (April 11, 2018)

FARC leader arrested on drug charges (April 10, 2018)

Lula in jail after symbolically charged showdown (April 9, 2018)

Lula ordered to turn himself in, defiant (April 6, 2018)

Brazilian Supreme Court votes to jail Lula (April 5, 2018)

U.S. plans to militarize border with Mexico (April 4, 2018)

Colombian activist killed, one of eight in March (April 3, 2018)

Costa Ricans back gov't candidate in favor of gay marriage (April 2, 2018)

Costa Rican elections showcase regional evangelical trend in politics (March 30, 2018)

Jail riot in Venezuela kills at least 68 people (March 29, 2018)

Under-regulated private security is a threat in the region (March 28, 2018

Haiti's new army has heavy baggage (March 27, 2018)

Corruption undermines democratic governance (March 26, 2018)

Peru in political crisis (March 23, 2018)

PPK resigns amid scandal (March 22, 2018)

Honduran court, lawmakers push back against MACCIH (March. 21, 2018)

More U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, crisis continues to deepen (March 20, 2018)

PPK on trial (March 19, 2018)

Colombia's Special Peace Jurisdiction kicks off (March 16, 2018)

#JustiçaParaMarielle (March 15, 2018)

Salvadoran court commutes 30 year abortion sentence (March 14, 2018)

U.N. says post-election repression in Honduras involved excessive lethal force (March 13, 2018)

Colombians lean to the right in Congressional elections (March 12, 2017)

Venezuelan opposition, dissident chavistas create Frente Amplio against Maduro (March 9, 2018)

Kushner meets with Peña Nieto, symbol of U.S. diplomacy in Lat Am (March 8, 2018)

Binding environmental rights pact will help protect activists (March 7, 2018)

FMLN's loss in El Salvador (March 6, 2018)

Honduras detains alleged Cáceres murder mastermind (March 5, 2018)

Venezuelan elections postponed to May (March. 2, 2018)

Former Honduran first lady arrested for corruption (March 1, 2018)

Falcón will run against Maduro, MUD rejects candidacy (Feb. 28, 2018)

Temer creates Ministry of Public Security (Feb. 27, 2018)

Trump's wall causes rift with Mexico, again (Feb. 26, 2018)

Honduras court dismisses cases against "impunity pact" (Feb. 23, 2018)

Venezuela's opposition coalition will boycott elections (Feb. 22, 2018)

Venezuelan election updates (Feb. 21, 2018)

Military intervention in Rio criticized (Feb. 20, 2018)

MACCIH head quits, accuses OAS of lack of support (Feb. 16, 2018)

Corruption, violence Carnival themes (Feb. 15, 2018)

Guatemalan former president detained in corruption case (Feb. 14, 2018)

MS-13 is an international criminal gang, new report (Feb. 13, 2018)

Rights organizations, journalists criticize online hate speech bill in Honduras (Feb. 12, 2018)

Colombia and Brazil tighten border against Venezuela (Feb. 9, 2018)

Venezuelan elections in April, no agreement with opposition (Feb. 8, 2017)

Venezuelan negotiations foundering (Feb. 7, 2018)

U.N. Rapporteur says Salvadoran police may have committed extrajudicial killings (Feb. 6, 2018)

Ecuador's voters back Moreno, term limits (Feb. 5, 2018)

Gay marriage marks Costa Rica's presidential race (Feb. 2, 2018)

Venezuela talks edging towards deal, maybe (Feb. 1, 2018)

MACCIH monitor reports on new cases (Jan. 31, 2018)

Colombia's fraught peace (Jan. 30, 2018)

JOH sworn in among protests (Jan. 29, 2018)

Lula vows to run anyway (Jan. 26, 2018)

Appeals court upholds Lula's conviction (Jan. 25, 2018)

MACCIH denounces impunity pact (Jan. 24, 2018)

Brazilian appeals court to determine Lula's political future (Jan. 23, 2018)

Human Rights Watch points to lack of democracy in Venezuela (Jan. 22, 2018)

Venezuelan talks postponed (Jan. 19, 2017)

U.S. makes Haitians ineligible for temporary seasonal work visas (Jan. 18, 2018)

Pope criticized for sex abuse scandals in Chile (Jan. 17, 2018)

World Bank assessments of Chile were politically biased (Jan. 16, 2018)

The Intercept: Haitian police working with U.N. mission massacred 9 civilians (Jan. 12, 2018)

"Fake news" or censorship -- is that the question? (Jan. 11, 2018)

Decision to terminate TPS will worsen situation in El Salvador (Jan. 10, 2018)

TPS eliminated for Salvadorans (Jan. 9, 2018)

U.S. accuses Russia of meddling in Mexico's elections (Jan. 8, 2018)

Referendum showdown in Ecuador (Jan. 5, 2018)

Honduran opposition calls for more protests over election (Jan. 4, 2018)

U.S. disinterest hinders LatAm corruption fight - InSight Crime

Christmas Pardons (Jan. 2, 2018)