Link to Article: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/07/994588467/u-n-calls-for-investigation-as-police-in-brazil-kill-at-least-24-in-rio-drug-rai There was a police raid aimed at alleged drug traffickers that left at least 25 people dead during the shootout. Helicopters and a contingent of some 200 heavily armed police officers on Thursday descended on the crowded, poor and mostly non-white community of Jacarezinho – one of the city’s largest slums, which is largely controlled by… Read more »
Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/36422-the-pandemic-highlights-the-social-relevance-of-the-care-economy Headed by Alicia Barcena, the economic commission for latin america and the caribbean (ECLAC) has stated in a recent report the concern of the socioeconomic problems women are facing as the result of the pandemic and the economic devastation it has caused. The pandemic has increased levels of poverty and gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean…. Read more »
link to article The United States will give $310 million in humanitarian relief to Central America. Vice President Kamala Harris who is leading in efforts to address the influx of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador across Mexico to the US border. The money is supposed to help with food insecurity which has been an ongoing problem ever since… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/13/guatemala-discontent-grows-over-covid-vaccine-rollout-corruption Guatemala has had a hard time coming up with a good system of distributing their Covid-19 vaccines. Driving growing discontent over vaccine access, pandemic management and alleged corruption issues are all issues the Guatemala has faced. Now, the main issue is that the vaccines that Guatemala gets are expiring before they are used. “It is a… Read more »
Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/36281-is-cuba-on-the-verge-of-a-democratic-spring A new revolution is occurring in Cuba, the song Patria y Vida by artist Yotuel, Gente de Zona, and December bueno has ignited a new hope into Cubans. This song represents freedom for Cubans away from their previous dictatorship, graffiti of “Patria y Vida has been spray painting all over Cuba’s major cities, and you can hear Cubans… Read more »
link to article Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA needs 58 billion to revive its crude production levels before ex-President Hugo Chavez came to power. Before ex-president Hugo Chavez came to power, they produced around 3.4 million barrels a day. The company was seeking capital investment from Venezuelan and foreign partners. PDVSA advertised in their new partnership model document the use… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/trees-for-visas-mexico-wants-jobs-programme-us-offers-relief The Mexican President has pitched a tree-planting jobs program in Central America that he said should lead to work visas in the United States, in immigration talks on Friday with US Vice President Kamala Harris. At the start of the call, Harris said the United States and Mexico must fight violence and corruption together, along with… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/6/at-least-25-killed-in-rio-de-janeiros-deadliest-police-raid 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers. Although the Brazilian media widely applauded the operation, human rights activists, residents and public security specialists were horrified. “Never in my life have I seen a police operation as lethal as… Read more »
Article Link After a proposal of a tax raise bill in Colombia, citizens have taken to violent protests in the streets. While the tax bill has since been canceled, the protests are still raging. People claim these are now protests that “have become a broad call for improvements to Colombia’s pension, health and education systems, as well as against what… Read more »
link to article Anti-government protests have arisen the past week and for the eighth straight day, rights groups are continuing to protest over concerns for excessive violence by security forces. Protestors are showing no sign of backing off. The protests started by an unpopular tax reform that the government said aimed to stabilise the economy which was hit hard due… Read more »
