Venezuela and one of its allies accused the United States on Saturday of plotting against its president, Nicolás Maduro, who has presided over a near collapse of the country. Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela’s foreign minister, responded Saturday to an article by The New York Times detailing secret meetings between American officials and Venezuelan officers seeking to oust Mr. Maduro. “We denounce before the… Read more »
Throughout the South American and Latin American countries, there seems to be a lot of corruption. These countries all also seem to possibly be on a downwards trend with regards to improving economic stability. Currently, the government of Venezuela appears to be extremely corrupt. The U.S. accused the Venezuelan government of stealing from food programs designed to help the hungry… Read more »
GUATEMALA CITY — Three years ago, Guatemala became a startling example to Latin America. Still battered by decades of civil war, it launched a corruption investigation that reached the highest level of government, drawing hundreds of thousands of supporters to the streets and ultimately landing the president, Otto Pérez Molina, in jail. It was a feat for a fragile democracy and an… Read more »
Ministers from a dozen Latin American nations start a two-day meeting in Ecuador Monday on how they can cooperate to end the massive Venezuelan migrant crisis that has jolted the region. Officials will discuss calls for international funding for overwhelmed public services and whether to impose tighter restrictions to curb migrant flows in the first concerted drive to agree a… Read more »
More than 30 years after Brazil’s junta left power, the consensus that the military should stay out of politics has been broken, amid widespread dissatisfaction with the political class after several years of corruption scandals and economic turmoil. The frontrunner in October’s general elections, Jair Bolsonaro – whose lurid far-right proclamationshave earned him the moniker “the tropical Trump” – is a former military officer… Read more »
Florence, the most powerful storm to threaten the US mainland this year, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane as it howled closer to the Carolinas on Monday, prompting evacuations of more than one million people to higher ground. Packing maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kph), the storm was due to gain even greater strength before making landfall early… Read more »
The US has accused Venezuela’s government of stealing from a state-run food programme while its own people go hungry. Marshall Billingslea, a US treasury official, said Venezuelan government officials were over-charging for food. He said corruption by President Nicolás Maduro and his inner circle had “impoverished millions” of Venezuelans.
Families of activists jailed during Nicaragua’s anti-government protests have marched in the capital, Managua, to demand their release. Human rights groups say at least 135 people remain detained following the protests, which began in April. The protesters say those detained have been illegally arrested and unjustly accused of terrorism. President Daniel Ortega has denied the detainees are “political prisoners” and… Read more »
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month’s presidential election to allow his running mate to stand in his place. Lula had been the frontrunner despite being in jail for a corruption conviction and despite the top electoral court barring his candidacy.
Argentina is once again looking into the barrel of an economic crisis. The currency is sliding, inflation rising and there could well be a recession in the making. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing an emergency loan. It’s all happening under a government that was seen by the international financial markets as offering Argentina new hope, one which, under… Read more »