Colombia’s Constitutional Court was on Wednesday debating whether to lift a judicial ban on the aerial spraying of illicit coca crops with glyphosate, a weedkiller that is suspected of causing cancer.
Read MoreSome Cubans have been aware of the similarities between Italian fascism and the Cuban government, for decades already. They aren’t just pure coincidence. Venezuelans have also been under the same yoke for years, and have said so. A disaster that doesn’t recognize language or borders, is spreading without a solution in sight.
Read MoreIn El Salvador, Evelyn Hernandez, a rape survivor who was jailed and later freed after she had a stillbirth is being retried for aggravated homicide.
Read MoreBrazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro [popularly dubbed the Brazilian Trump], said Friday the Foreign Ministry backs his father’s plans to appoint him as the country’s ambassador to the United States.
Read MoreA political crisis in Brazil is growing in the wake of The Intercept’s investigation into a judge who likely aided federal prosecutors in their corruption case against former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Read MoreDonald Trump dismissed widespread reports and video documentation of dire conditions for locked-up migrants over the weekend, saying many border facilities are “clean” and “run beautifully.”
Read MoreRather than the iconic yellow of Brazil, Neymar had to settle for a white t-shirt as he took his place in the VIP section of the Maracana on Sunday to watch his teammates become champions of South America.
Read MoreBrazilian singer and guitarist Joao Gilberto, considered to be one of the pioneers of the bossa nova genre, has died aged 88, his son said Saturday.
Read MoreVenezuelans around the country on Friday demonstrated for the end of political repression and torture, with protesters in Caracas marching to the headquarters of the military intelligence agency.
Read MoreFederal prosecutors announced this week they will retry humanitarian aid volunteer and immigration rights activist Scott Warren on two charges related to aiding migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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