Commentary Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who has been the 38th President of Brazil since January 2019. When he was elected the nation’s president in November 2018, he singlehandedly brought an end to four decades of notoriously corrupt left-wing rule in the country. Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign first gained traction when he promised to…
Why Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Deserves to be Re-elected: Part 1
April 28, 2022
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8 Killed in Clash at Mexican Cement Plant
MEXICO CITY—At least eight people were killed and 11 injured when competing groups of workers clashed at a cement plant before dawn Wednesday in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, authorities said. The deadly clash to control the cement plant near Tula, Hidalgo caps at least a decade of angry, sometimes violent disputes within the…
Coffee Shortages in Latin America Spells Trouble for US Consumers
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Haiti Grounds Private Flights Amid Probe Into Deadly Crash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Haiti’s National Civil Aviation Office announced Thursday that it is banning all private aircraft from flying during an investigation into the crash of a small plane that killed at least five people and injured several others. Authorities did not say when private flights could resume, adding that the measure is part of…
Mexican Police Find Body of Missing Woman in Cistern
MEXICO CITY—The haunting story of a young woman left on the side of a highway late at night in northern Mexico ended in tragedy Friday, after her decomposing body was found in a subterranean water tank at a motel. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejia said Friday that the woman’s body—which was apparently unrecognizable after…
Plane Crash Onto Busy Haitian Street Kills at Least 6
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Nicaragua Rattled by 6.7-Magnitude Earthquake
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Blinken Signs Agreement on Migration Cooperation With Panama
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SoftBank Latin America Fund Loses Key Managing Partners: Bloomberg
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Chinese Trafficking of Exotic Animals Flourishes in Bolivian Amazon
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