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...
Month : April 2023
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...
Aztec Reports’ 2023 15 international executives in Latin America
Latin America has experienced a significant increase in venture funding in recent years, with technology growth investors pouring an estimated $19.5 billion into the region...
Colombia’s traditional corn flour treats have nutrition and heritage in every bite
Cali, Colombia – For thousands of years, flour ground from corn has been a great benefit to the nutrition and culture of the people of...
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...
Mexico’s top migration official investigated for negligence in migrant detention center fire
Mexico City, Mexico—Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday announced it is investigating Francisco Garduño Yáñez, head of the National Migration Institute (INM), following the deaths...
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...
Hack the Favela: Brazilian fintech launches coding courses in vulnerable communities
São Paulo, Brazil – The speed with which the technology sector is expanding in Brazil attests to the fact that this is one of the...
