Recent incidents of officers killing colleagues raise mental health concerns within Brazil’s police
São Paulo, Brazil – During the early hours of May 14, a civil police investigator entered a police station in the state of Ceará, in...
Month : June 2023
American pop star Lana Del Rey returns to Brazil, visits Indigenous community
São Paulo, Brazil – American pop star Lana Del Rey chose Brazil as the location to end her four-year break from the stage. Her long-awaited...
Meet Illariy, the world’s first AI avatar that teaches Quechua on TikTok
Lima, Peru — The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) developed Illariy, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar that...
Fish bought in markets in Brazil’s Amazon highly contaminated with mercury: Study
São Paulo, Brazil — The consumption of fish is endangering the health of people living in six of the seven states in the Northern region...
Mexican gubernatorial candidate caught in corruption scandal days before historic elections
Mexico City, Mexico—- Days before elections for the governorship of the State of Mexico, one of the largest and most influential states in the country,...
Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor de Mello sentenced to 8 years for corruption
São Paulo, Brazil – Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced former President Fernando Collor de Mello, who led the country from 1990 to 1992, to eight years...
Puno, in southern Peru, resumes protests against President Dina Boluarte
Lima, Peru — After months of relative calm following mass protests in Peru over the ouster of President Pedro Castillo in December, citizens and social...
Former Operation Car Wash prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol removed from office in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies
São Paulo, Brazil – Deltan Dallagnol, a Brazilian lawmaker and the former chief prosecutor in Operation Car Wash, the international corruption case involving Brazil’s business...
