Rodrigo Londoño, known as Timochenko, signed a peace deal with the Colombian government a year ago. He will run for the party founded by the rebel group. Timochenko, 58, became the leader of Farc rebels in 2011. His chances of becoming president are deemed to be minimal as many Colombians are loath to see a former rebel representing them. Right-wing… Read more »
CARACAS (Reuters) – Prominent Venezuelan lawmaker Freddy Guevara has sought refuge in the Chilean ambassador’s residence in Caracas amid fears he could be jailed, a development that leaves the ailing opposition with even fewer leaders to take on leftist President Nicolas Maduro. Authorities had sought to remove Guevara’s congressional immunity so that he could be tried for instigating violence. The… Read more »
TABATINGA, Brazil (Reuters) – U.S. military personnel are taking part this week in the largest international army operation ever held deep in the Amazon jungle of northern Brazil, in a sign of closer U.S.-Brazil defense ties. Troops from Brazil, Colombia and Peru will set up a temporary military base in their tri-border region for a week-long logistics exercise in humanitarian… Read more »
Sao Bernando do Campo, Sao Paulo – It is here where squatters have built a teeming tent city, named the People without Fear Occupation, in the industrial city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, next to Sao Paulo. The occupation sits on a fenced-off 70 square-kilometre lot – roughly the size of eight soccer pitches – and is overlooked by middle… Read more »