https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/americas/brazil-lula-da-silva/index.html Brazil’s ex-president and leader of the steelworker’s union, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has turned himself into the federal police and is to begin serving his 12 year sentence regarding corruption charges. Upon first receiving this sentence, he holed up in the union headquarters, with great support from his supporters. He initially petitioned to have the prison sentence held… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43734354 More than 60 Brazilian members of congress from the opposition Workers’ Party have formally changed their names. They have added the name “Lula”, after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was jailed last weekend. The move, in tribute to the former president, was led by the head of the party, Gleisi Hoffmann. She will now be known as Gleisi Lula… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/texas-national-guard-rio-grande/index.htmlAlong the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas (CNN)They have rifles and pistols but the Texas National Guard troops on the Rio Grande are on the border with Mexico only as physical deterrents and observers, a soldier told CNN on Tuesday from an observation post overlooking the river. Troops are providing an extra set of eyes and ears — in… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/americas/brazil-lula-da-silva/index.html Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil (CNN)Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself over to federal authorities Saturday to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. Before Lula da Silva surrendered to police, his supporters prevented him from turning himself in by blocking his car. Lula da Silva had been holed up since Friday in the… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43697813 Hundreds of supporters of the former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have set up camp outside the cell where he is being held. Lula has been sentenced to 12 years and one month in prison for corruption and money laundering. He handed himself in to federal police on Saturday in São Paulo and was flown to the… Read more »
Cuban President Raul Castro is set to step down next month. He has been in power since his brother and Revolutionary Fidel did the same in 2006 due to health issues. Adding to his, for the first time in nearly 60 years, the Cuban people will be able to vote for a new National Assembly. What is even more important,… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20180312-cuba-vote-election-raul-castro-era-nears-end Cubans voted Sunday to ratify a new National Assembly, a key step in a process leading to the elevation of a new president, the first in nearly 60 years from outside the Castro family. The new members of the National Assembly will be tasked with choosing a successor to 86-year-old President Raul Castro when he steps down next month…. Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/americas/colombia-farc-leader-presidential-bid/index.html (CNN)Former FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño’s short-lived bid for the Colombian presidency has ended because of health issues, the onetime guerrilla group announced Thursday. Known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, Londoño led the country’s most powerful guerrilla force, FARC, throughout lengthy peace negotiations with the government and later declared himself the first presidential candidate in the group’s transition… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/americas/honduras-berta-caceres-suspect-arrest/index.html (CNN)A hydroelectric executive was arrested Friday and accused of helping to plan the murder of Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres two years ago, the country’s prosecutors said. Roberto David Castillo Mejía, executive president of Desarrollos Energéticos Sociedad Anónima (DESA), was detained Friday at the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in the Honduran capital as he was trying to flee… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/americas/colombia-soldier-killed-explosion/index.html (CNN)Five Colombian soldiers were killed and 10 others were wounded Tuesday in an explosion, a statement from the army said. The army called the explosion an act of terrorism and blamed rebels. The statement said the incident took place in Norte de Santander, a northeastern region of the country bordering Venezuela, while troops were involved in tactical… Read more »
