Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Failed Energy Reform
Last Sunday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suffered the biggest legislative setback since he was sworn in in 2018.
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April 22, 2022
Brazil’s Lula da Silva Announces Running Mate
Last Friday, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva—the leading candidate in October’s presidential election—announced Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate during a press conference in São Paulo.
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April 15, 2022
Peruvian President Castillo Ends Midnight Curfew After Backlash
Last Monday, at around midnight, President Castillo decreed a state of emergency and total curfew for the province of Lima and the neighboring province of Callao, an area home to nearly 10 million people.
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April 8, 2022
Honduras’ Former President Hernández to be Extradited to the U.S.
Last Monday, the Honduras Supreme Court unanimously ratified the decision taken earlier this month by Judge Edwin Ortez to extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States.
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April 1, 2022
Brazilian Supreme Court Reinstates Telegram After Ban
Last Friday, the Brazilian Supreme Court banned the popular messaging app Telegram due to the company’s failure to comply with anti-disinformation legislation. Judge Alexandre de Moraes made the decision after the Dubai-based company repeatedly refused to follow judicial orders to crack down on disinformation campaigns associated with President Jair Bolsonaro.
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March 25, 2022
Colombia Holds Elections
Last Sunday, Colombians went to the polls to participate in parliamentary and presidential primary elections. Gustavo Petro won the leftwing Pacto Histórico primary with 4.4 million votes, the most in Colombian primary history.
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March 18, 2022
Mexican Authorities Grapple with Cartel-Related Disappearances
Although these crimes are not new for Mexico, a country with 100,000 official disappearances, this incident marks the first time bystanders captured a disappearance on video with such clarity.
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March 4, 2022
Latin America Reacts to Invasion of Ukraine
Following the invasion, the Caribbean Community, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay condemned Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian people. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Panama called for the immediate cessation of hostilities but did not directly condemn Russia.
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February 25, 2022
Honduran police arrest former President Hernández
On Tuesday, Honduran authorities arrested former President Juan Orlando Hernández after receiving an extradition request from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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February 18, 2022
Costa Rica Holds Elections
Last Sunday, Costa Rica held general elections to choose its next president and 57 members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly.
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February 11, 2022