Latin America

Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela

By Marielbis Rojas

Fotografía cedida por el Partido Liberal que muestra al expresidente Jair Bolsonaro

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly attempting coup after 2022 election

Fotografía de archivo del dictador de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega.

Nicaraguan dictator reforms constitution to appoint wife as co-president and usurp power of local governments

U.S. refers to opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela’s "president-elect"

Inter-American Court condemns Nicaragua for "damage to communities" after commissioning China to build interoceanic canal project

La onda tropical podría convertirse en ciclón en los próximos días

Alert: New storm system brewing in Caribbean could become hurricane heading toward Cuba, Florida

Nicaraguan Ortega regime bans priests from public hospitals

Maduro seeks "new beginning" with U.S. after Trump takes office, invites Americans to visit Venezuela

Alert: Cuban doctor kidnapped in Tapachula, Mexico, ransomed for $10,000

Hurricane Rafael leaves western Cuba dark with "severe effects"

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly attempting coup after 2022 election

Nicaraguan dictator reforms constitution to appoint wife as co-president and usurp power of local governments

U.S. refers to opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuela’s "president-elect"

Inter-American Court condemns Nicaragua for "damage to communities" after commissioning China to build interoceanic canal project

Torture cases in Venezuela increased by 148% in 2021

The NGO Provea published the 33rd edition of its Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela

U.S., Colombia, Paraguay investigate jet-ski assassination of anti-drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci

Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was murdered on Baru Island, Cartagena. Colombian authorities came up with two hypotheses about the crime

It’s golden: El Salvador reveals Bitcoin City model

The president shared images of the utopian city on his Twitter account

POLL: A leftist, former guerrilla fighter is set to win Colombia's presidential elections

Latin American leaders threaten to boycott Biden's Summit of the Americas

The presidents of Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico have also threatened to pull out of the summit, further demonstrating the strained relations between Latin America and the Biden White House

VIDEO: The moments after assassins murdered a Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia

"No, there was no threat, we only came here to spend the holidays, we were without bodyguards, there was no risk of revenge, we had no risk, that's why we were in the hotel," said his pregnant wife, Claudia Aguilera

Drug trafficking

Highly dangerous: Colombia's 'pink cocaine'

“Tusi" or "tusibi" is a cocktail of several substances, including an anesthetic used on animals. This drug sells for $1,500 dollars for 15 grams

Crime

Ecuadorian prison riot leaves 44 inmates dead, officials warn of Mexican cartel involvement

In September of last year, Ecuadorian Col. Mario Pazmiño, Ecuador’s former military intelligence chief, said the violence was driven by growing tensions between The Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels and their local affiliates

Politics

Socialist Lula da Silva holds lead in Brazilian polls, but conservative Bolsonaro is gaining ground

A new poll by pollster MDA has shown that Bolsonaro has gained ground and approval of his government has risen to about 30% -- up more than four percentage points