Peru’s former Interior Minister sentenced to 12 years in prison for journalist’s murder
Lima, Peru — Peru’s Judiciary sentenced former Interior Minister and former Army Brigadier General Daniel Urresti to 12 years in prison for the November 1988...
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Brazil’s Lula signs 15 new agreements with China, criticizes U.S. dollar’s dominance globally
São Paulo, Brazil – On a three-day trip to China last week, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with his counterpart, President Xi...
Brazil has been under-reporting the killing of women for 40 years, study shows
São Paulo, Brazil — Homicide rates for women went under-reported in Brazil for 40 years, from 1980 to 2019. During this period, the number of...
Brazil’s HPV vaccine rate drops, government prepares measures to fight cervical cancer
São Paulo, Brazil – Low rates of vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has left Brazil far from the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating...
Indigenous leader shot and killed in Peru’s VRAEM, drug gangs suspected
Lima, Peru — Santiago Contoricón, an Indigenous leader from the Junín-Huancavelica region in Peru’s central Andes, was shot and killed on April 8, authorities announced...
Buenos Aires mayor’s proposed electoral changes rile his political party
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announced that national and city elections will take place on the same days later this...
Regions in northern Peru, battered by rain, call strike against national government to protest neglect
Lima, Peru — Authorities in regions of northern Peru that have been battered by torrential rains have announced they’ll join an indefinite strike against Peru’s...
Argentina sees worst Q1 for agricultural exports in 16 years due to drought
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentina’s agricultural exports liquidated USD $2.800 billion from January to March, marking the worst Q1 for the country’s agro-industrial sector in...
Brazil’s Cerrado, the second largest biome after the Amazon, could lose almost 34% of its water by 2050
São Paulo, Brazil – The Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna in Brazil and the country’s second largest biome after the Amazon rainforest, could lose 33.9%...
Brazil creates working group on violence in schools after 2 deadly attacks in 10 days
São Paulo, Brazil – After two violent attacks in 10 days that left a teacher and four children dead, Brazil’s government announced the creation of...
