Link to article – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61473884 Summary – Sanctions on Cuba imposed by the Trump administration will be eased, says US officials. Restrictions on travel will be lifted and the processing of visas for Cubans will be sped up. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the move would allow Cuban citizens to pursue a life free from “government oppression”. This comes… Read more »
link – https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-will-send-representative-his-place-if-nations-are-excluded-2022-05-10/ Summary – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated tuesday he wouldn’t attend the Summit of the Americas, which will be hosted in the US next month, if they do not invite all countries in the Americas. Reuters’ sources also say that Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro will not be attending. This is amid uncertainty whether the US… Read more »
Link – https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-12/mexico-other-latin-american-countries-condemned-human-rights-report Summary – The US state department released their annual report on human rights, and countries facing criticism include Mexico and Nicaragua. The report criticized human rights abuses, discrimination, and violence as a result of drug trafficking. The report also noted low rates of prosecution for all crimes, as culprits are rarely brought to justice for crimes such… Read more »
Link to article – https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-30/any-bolsonaro-attempt-to-undermine-brazil-election-should-be-met-with-sanctions-ex-u-s-diplomat Summary – Scott Hamilton, the U.S. consul in Rio de Janeiro from 2018 to 2021 who retired from the State Department this week wrote that Washington should make it clear to Brazilian President Jair Balsonaro that any attempt to undermine the country’s elections would result in sanctions. Jair Balsonaro has already made claims of election… Read more »