https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/23/race-to-save-brazil-indigenous-language-from-extinction The Yawalapiti tribe was one of the first to arrive in Brazil. The tribe resides in the Xingu reserve, a natural park inhabited 7,500 indigenous people from varying ethnic groups. This tribe is the sole speaker of an indigenous Brazilian language: the Yawalapiti language. Today, only 250 members of the tribe remain, and that number continues to dwindle. As… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/venezuela-says-overloading-caused-deadly-migrant-shipwreck On December 6, a boat on the way to Trinidad and Tobago sunk due to an excess of people on board. Over 5.4 million Venezuelans have fled Venezuela, seeking refuge from the political and economic crises within the country. The 41 people aboard the boat with a maximum capacity of 8 passengers were the latest victims of this tragedy,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/24/cuban-doctors-arrive-in-panama-to-help-with-covid-fight Panama has recently been hit with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and a decrease in medical workers to combat this. The government has imposed restrictions similar to the beginning of the pandemic, and imposed a lockdown over the holidays. The health ministry of the country announced that to boost the general healthcare system of Central America they’d hired… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/bolivia-approves-first-same-sex-union-following-legal Bolivia has just recently approved a same sex union after over two years battling in court. After David Aruquipa and Guido Montano weren’t allowed to register their union by Bolivian authorities, they decided to take their case to court. These authorities said Bolivian law didn’t permit marriage between members of the same sex. The couple argued that while Bolivia… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/venezuela-opposition-leaders-wrap-up-popular-consultation In Venezuela the National Assembly elections were recently held, and President Nicolas Maduro gained power in the final branch, which he was previously lacking. Many Venezuelans oppose this, and have been referring to the election as fraudulent. Venezuela’s opposition then held a popular consolation vote in order to combat this, which lasted almost 6 days. Out of almost 30… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/mexico-regulator-approves-pfizer-biontech-coronavirus-vaccine Mexico recently became the first country in Latin America to allow the emergency usage of the coronavirus vaccine, and only the fourth in the world. The country was hit hard by the virus, with the fourth-worst situation in the world. The COVID-19 vaccine comes from the collaboration of Pfizer and BioNTech, and the usage has been authorized by Cofepris,… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-protest/protesters-set-fire-to-guatemalas-congress-in-protests-over-2021-budget-idUSKBN28204U As the year 2020 comes to a close, Congress in Guatemala has just released their proposal for the country’s 2021 budget of 99.7 billion quetzals, which is equivalent to about $12.9 billion dollars. The public is outraged with the new budget, as it takes away money put towards healthcare, education, and human rights, while taking more money from the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-supermarket-death/violence-erupts-in-brazil-after-black-man-beaten-to-death-at-carrefour-store-idUSKBN2802V3 In Porto Alegre, Brazil, a Black man was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour Brasil supermarket, sparking outrage amongst people in the country. An employee at the store called security saying the man, Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas, threatened to attack her, and the security guards then beat the man to death. After images and videos of… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/10/turmoil-threatens-peru-as-congress-votes-to-impeach-president On November 9th, Peru’s Congress voted 105 to 19 to impeach President Martín Vizcarra. When Vizcarra was a governor, he supposedly took bribes from companies which then won contracts for public works. The now former President then resigned, and while he claims the basis for impeachment was untrue, he’s decided not to challenge it. However, citizens of Peru are… Read more »
