Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro on Wednesday denied allegations that he cooperated with prosecutors to jail former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva while he worked as a judge handling the case.
Read MoreThe Venezuelan opposition has called anti-government protests for Friday, when UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet will be visiting the crisis-hit country. Bachelet will be meeting with president Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Read MoreMiguel Morantes was almost murdered. Ever since, three bodyguards are part of his everyday life in one of the most dangerous countries for trade union members.
Read MoreA Brazilian judge on Tuesday granted bankruptcy protection to the corruption-tainted construction giant Odebrecht, giving it 60 days to present a debt restructuring plan, the national news agency Agencia Brasil reported.
Read MoreCritics described the agreement as allowing the United States to open a military base on the Galapagos, best known as the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The islands are home to plant and animal species found nowhere else.
Read MoreThe corruption-tainted Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying it wanted to restructure debts worth 51 billion reals (13 billion dollars).
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is facing criticism over allegations that his representatives stole funds forming part of humanitarian aid and earmarked to help Venezuelan soldiers who defected to Colombia.
Read MoreTens of thousands of workers around Brazil on Friday joined a general strike against President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial pension reform plans, with protesters erecting burning barricades while public transport was affected in the main cities.
Read MoreUN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as well as opposition leader Juan Guaido in a visit to the country next week, her office announced Friday.
Read MoreNot long ago, 15-year-old Nelsmar attended a middle-class school in central Venezuela. That was before her family was uprooted by the economic and humanitarian crisis in her country, which has pushed nearly 3.9 million persons to migrate or flee, according to recent estimates of the Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela.
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