From presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro’s peculiar exile in US
At home, Bolsonaro is being investigated over his alleged involvement in the unrest, which he denies.
Tag: Latin America
Buking! Chinese spy balloon ‘transits’ Latin America after first craft flies over US
A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of a rare trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Pag talo, shut up na lang: Brazil’s Bolsonaro still silent on election loss to Lula
Twenty-four hours after the close of voting in Sunday’s deeply polarizing runoff election, Bolsonaro had still not recognized the outcome — raising fears he could try to challenge it, with potentially turbulent results for the country.
Rural school teacher Castillo assumes ‘victory’ in Peru election, Fujimori cries fraud
Leftist Pedro Castillo has cast himself as the winner of Peru’s presidential vote, even though election authorities on Wednesday have yet to declare a winner in his race against right-wing populist rival Keiko Fujimori.
US to give 80M vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax
President Joe Biden outlined his plan Thursday for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses that the US will distribute globally before July, with 75 percent of shots disbursed via the Covax program.
Chile president proposes delaying election on new constitution
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday proposed delaying elections that will choose a commission to rewrite the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, due to a surge in Covid-19 infections.
Worldwide coronavirus deaths top 2.5M: AFP count
Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide since the pandemic began in December 2019, according to an AFP count based on official figures at 1730 GMT Thursday.
Worldwide coronavirus deaths top 2.5M: AFP count
Covid-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide since the pandemic began in December 2019, according to an AFP count based on official figures at 1730 GMT Thursday.
Venezuela cuts Caracas mayor post, tightening Maduro’s grip
Venezuela’s special assembly on Wednesday eliminated the post of Caracas mayor that for years has been an opposition stronghold in another sign of President Nicolas Maduro’s tightening grip on power.
Pope names 35 new saints, most of them martyrs
Pope Francis declared 35 new saints on Sunday, nearly all of them martyrs drawn from the bloody history of Catholicism’s spread in Latin America.
