Jair Bolsonaro has been referred to the “Trump of Brazil” in many news articles. I agree that that’s a fitting comparison. Even with his beliefs and tactics aside, Bolsonaro is similar to Donald Trump because of his election. The people of Brazil either hate or love Bolsonaro, his election will lead to protests political unrest within the people of Brazil…. Read more »
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Keiko Fujimori, a powerful Peruvian politician whose father ruled the country in the 1990s, was arrested in a money laundering investigation on Wednesday, calling into question the future of the political family and their right-wing populist movement. The arrest came just days after the country’s Supreme Court ordered her father, former President Alberto Fujimori, back to prison on… Read more »
At least 10 people were killed after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to Haiti’s civil protection agency. Another 135 people were injured and are currently receiving treatment in hospitals, the agency wrote on Twitter Sunday. Prime Minister Jean-Henry Céant said a crisis cabinet has been created to coordinate all emergency responses to the earthquake. “Damage has… Read more »
Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro pulled off a thumping win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election following one of the most polarizing campaigns since the country returned to democracy three decades ago. Bolsonaro won Sunday’s poll with 46% of the vote, ahead of left-wing ex-Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad on 29%, according to tweets from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s official… Read more »
A couple arrested in Mexico while pushing a baby stroller filled with human body parts may have killed up to 20 women, according to the chief investigator on the case. The man and woman were detained Thursday in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec on suspicion of murdering 10 female victims. However, the male suspect has since claimed that they… Read more »
The people of Brazil, specifically the women, are rallying together to make sure one man doesn’t win the election. At first glance this article reminded me of the presidential election between Hillary and Trump. A lot of people didn’t like either of them, but they sure knew who they didn’t want to vote for. The women of Brazil have started a movement;… Read more »
MONTREAL — Rosalie Pelchat is typical of the younger generation of Quebecers here. She switches effortlessly from French to English. She spends hours each day surfing Facebook or watching Netflix in the language of Shakespeare. And, like many of her generation, she is uninterested in fighting for an independent Quebec. “We don’t feel the same insecurity about language as our… Read more »
SÃO PAULO — Brazilian women may not have galvanized behind any one candidate in the coming presidential election, but a growing number have taken to social media to make clear whom they will not vote for: the far-right front-runner Jair Bolsonaro. A social media campaign called #EleNão — or #NotHim — is the most recent example of how women in… Read more »
mprisoned former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva abandoned his party’s presidential bid on Tuesday, weeks before an election in which he was considered a front-runner. Running mate and former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad will take Lula’s place on the October 7 ballot, according to Lula’s Workers’ Party. The switch comes after the country’s top electoral tribunal barred the convicted former… Read more »
Police are questioning two people after a group of men in mariachi outfits opened fire at a Mexico City restaurant, killing five people, an official with the city’s Secretary of Public Security Office told CNN on Sunday. More arrests are expected as the investigation continues, the official said. The motive for the shooting is not known. Dozens of mariachi bands… Read more »