Latin America
Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government
Jan 18, 2023
Thousands marched through Peru’s capital Thursday in a large anti-government rally punctuated by clashes with police, while the death toll from over...
Workers in Peru call for national strike to demand president’s resignation
At least 50 people have been killed so far during protests that began in December
By Laura Gamba Fadul
19.01.2023
Workers in Peru have called a national...
Petroecuador Workers on Indefinite Strike Over Wage Demands
Authorities have not yet incorporated the new salary, despite a ruling executed on January 15 establishing equal pay for equal work
Jan 18, 2023
On Wednesday, workers...
Stop the violence against the Peruvian people and the journalists!
We, communicators and journalists, repudiate the brutal violence against the Peruvian people by the security forces and the disturbing attacks against journalists and photographers...
Protesters in Peru Are Demanding Change
Peru is now in its third week of protests, triggered by the impeachment of former president Pedro Castillo. The country’s rural poor are decrying...
Lula Is Giving a Lesson in How to Respond to Right-Wing...
On January 8, far-right supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seat of Brazil’s government in a scene reminiscent of the US...
Brazil’s military blocked arrests of Bolsonaro rioters, officials say
By Anthony Faiola, Samantha Schmidt
and Marina Dias
January 14, 2023
BRASÍLIA — As security forces cleared supporters of defeated former president Jair Bolsonaro from Brazil’s Congress,...
Commune or Nothing! Venezuela’s Transition to Socialism
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez defined communes as the key blocks to building socialism from the bottom up.
Nov 9th 2022
Amidst Washington’s economic siege, Venezuela’s communes...
Maduro proposes creating international alliance with nations close to Russia and...
January 14, 2023
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, has proposed creating a new international alliance with nations in Latin America and the Caribbean that...
Lula, thw BRICS, Russia and China
How will President Lula navigate his affinity for Russia?
By David Monyae
Jan 8, 2023
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, was inaugurated as...