Analysis #6
When reading articles about Latin America this week, an article about Brazil caught my attention. As mentioned in my last analysis post, Brazil recently had a very heated presidential election, resulting in a shift in political power.
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Danger! Foreign criminal gangs put Paraguay in emergency
For some years, the so-called “triple border” has become a real headache for the three countries that form this geographical region, especially for Paraguay and Brazil.
Brazil: ¿A dangerous country for the LGBT community?
A safe place for the LGBT community is Ipanema, in Rio de Janeiro, where the recognition of difference is tolerated thanks to a more open mentality, far from any religious behavior. The samples of affection integrate the panorama in Ipanema, but everything changes in the rest of the country indicates the BBC.
Colombia:Odebrecht scandal reaches the Attorney General
The bribes that Odebrecht gave to obtain large public works contracts reached the highest spheres of political and economic power in Latin America. Hence, for example, the former president of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski,resigned to his position; and that former presidents Ollanta Humala, Alejandro Toledo and Alan García are: condemned, fugitive and investigated in this same case.
Will Uruguay give political asylum to Alan García?
Alan García, former Peruvian president, implicated in the Odebrecht scandal, requested asylum at the Uruguayan embassy, after he was denied the possibility of leaving the country for 18 months. According to reports, the former president had received alleged bribes paid by the Brazilian company for the tender of the first line of the Lima metro. It was in July of… Read more »
Analysis #5
This week I read an article about Brazil and it’s recent presidential election. This article helps break down the elction in terms people can understand and also helped to explain why the election ended the way it did.
The alarming figures of bullying in Latin America and the Caribbean
A recent report by UNESCO, entitled “School violence and bullying: Global status and trends, drivers and consequences”,revealed that one in three students between 13 and 15 years old has been harassed. The report of the international organization is based on data from the Institute of Statistics of UNESCO, which account for a great problem that still persists in the world.
Cuba: Internet access is expensive and limited
Data from the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA) and the Ministry of Communications of Cuba, collected by the Granma newspaper, show that there are “more than 5.9 million users with Internet access. 710 new 3G sites have been installed covering 65.8% of the population and there are 755 ETECSA wifi public sites”. However, what they do not mention is that… Read more »
A radical change: Brazil makes a turn towards the extreme right
The controversial Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil in one of the most complex elections since the end of the dictatorship. The largest democracy in Latin America has taken a 180-degree turn that represents a political dominance of the right in the region. However, this scenario is not easily explained.
Chemical castration for rapists: what are the cons of this initiative?
At the end of last week, the initiative that aims to impose as punishment the chemical castration for rapists of minors was approved in first debate, with 14 votes for the “yes” and six for the “no”.