Latin America

In Chile, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Santiago again on Monday against rampant economic inequality.

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on five leading members of the Venezuelan security forces.

An indigenous forest protector named Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead in the Amazon by illegal loggers on Saturday.

The Venezuelan government on Sunday announced its decision to expel El Salvadorian diplomats from Caracas, in a tit-for-tat move after El Salvador ordered Venezuela’s diplomats to leave the country in a challenge to President Nicolas Maduro.

A Colombian indigenous organization on Thursday accused the government of lacking the will to protect indigenous people from armed groups, after the massacre of five people by suspected guerrillas.

The massacre of five Indigenous leaders in Colombia has shocked the country. The killings took place in the southwestern region of Cauca.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that he will not attend the inauguration ceremony of Argentina’s president-elect Alberto Fernandez, as tensions kept growing between the two countries.

At least 47 persons were arrested on Wednesday night during protests in Panama against electoral reforms, informed Europa Press, citing a police report. 

The European Commission warned Ecuador on Wednesday to crack down on illegal fishing activities or else face the risk of being excluded from the lucrative EU market.