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Brazil’s then-President Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. File photo: AFP

Brazil police indict Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Ex-president Bolsonaro accused of plot to overthrow election result, but he rejects the accusations against him.

Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes making him and wife ‘co-presidents’

US calls Venezuela opposition’s Gonzalez ‘president-elect’

Bodies burned in streets after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 suspected gang members

Grisly scenes in Haiti’s capital as residents stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack.

Residents question a person who is not from the neighbourhood after an attempted overnight attack by gangs. Photo: Reuters

Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, 4 others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula

The alleged plot involved killing Lula and his vice-president, and installing an “Institutional Crisis Management Office” to manage the coup’s aftermath.

Brazil’s first lady insults Elon Musk at G20 social event

The swear word incident adds a new twist to Brazil’s already strained relationship with the tech billionaire right before the G20.

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Venezuela frees more than 200 prisoners detained after election

The releases come after President Maduro said authorities would review the cases of those who might have been mistakenly arrested.

People receive their loved ones following their release after being arrested during protests over the disputed Venezuelan elections. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong says new free-trade pact with Peru will spur business opportunities

Peruvian leader calls deal ‘new impetus for our companies to access one of the most competitive and dynamic markets in the world’.

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Xi arrives in Peru for Apec, ready to sign 30 bilateral deals for China

A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

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Suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court ahead of G20

Early indications are that it was a suicide, and no one else was hurt, vice-governor says.

The scene where a man died after an explosion in front of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court. Photo: AFP

As Apec opens, the largest figure in attendance is not even there: Donald Trump

The US president-elect and his preference to shed, not support, multilateral institutions cast a looming shadow over Lima this week.

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The entrance of the Lima Convention Center, part of the government complex where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit is taking place this week. Peru: AFP

China’s Chancay, Peru port project

The Chinese-funded megaport in Chancay, Peru, may reshape Pacific trade, but has also made the United States uneasy. This two-part series looks at the development of the project, its impact on global trade, its social cost and the implications for the whole of the South American continent.

Gunmen open fire in bar in central Mexico, killing 10 and injuring 13

At least one person was arrested following the deadly attack in a bar in downtown Santiago de Queretaro.

After hurricanes, 2 earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba

Back-to-back earthquakes follow two hurricanes and two major blackouts in the last three weeks.

Cuban children play on a road after Hurricane Rafael last week. Photo: AP

Amazon’s giant fish catch threatened by severe drought

Two years of drought has fishermen and indigenous communities requesting government aid, in what is being called a matter of climate justice.

Three pirarucu fish, captured by fishermen, on a floating warehouse in San Raimundo settlement, Medio Jurua region, Amazonia State, Brazil, on September 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than 5 decades

Data showed that January-to-September beef exports totalled nearly 700,000 metric tons, with nearly 70 per cent bought by Chinese buyers.

Global South faces trickier US-China balancing act after Trump victory

The pledge to put 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese exports will have a major impact on economic decision-making across different continents.

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Morales supporters storm Bolivia military barracks, take hostages

The situation marks a dramatic escalation between backers of the ex-president – who is facing rape charges – and the government.

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Police launch tear gas to disperse supporters of former president Evo Morales in Parotani, Bolivia, on Friday. Photo: AP

Bolivia accuses ex-president Morales of ‘staged’ assassination attempt

Bolivia’s government claimed the former leader’s convoy had fired on special anti-narcotics police who were carrying out a patrol.

Bolivia’s Morales accuses government after his vehicle was hit by gunfire

Ex-president accuses current president of assassination attempt after vehicle was shot 14 times, hurting driver.

Haiti gangs open fire and hit UN helicopter mid-air as violence surges

Spike in Haiti gang violence comes just months after a UN-backed mission led by Kenyan police began.

Security personnel escort the car of a member of Haiti’s presidential council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Reuters

Xi offered Brazil state visit while Biden plans Lula talks in Amazon

Xi Jinping gets state visit in place of Biden, who will not make it to Brasilia.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are seen at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2023. Photo: AFP / Brazilian presidency

Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets 20 years in prison for corruption

Alejandro Toledo, who governed Peru from 2001 to 2006, was jailed for accepting US$35 million in bribes for construction tenders.

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Cuba’s president warns against unrest over nationwide blackout

Cubans struggled with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm.

UN chief seeks ‘significant’ funding at biodiversity summit to save nature

Environmental delegates are gathering in Colombia for the two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or Cop16.

Greenpeace activists hang a banner that reads ‘COP 16 Action for Nature’, in Cali, Colombia. Photo: AFP

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power, millions still in dark

Residents were already suffering from food, medicine and fuel shortages. Most have also been unable to charge phones and get online.

Residents pass the time during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant in Havana, Cuba. Photo: AP

US likely to be concerned as Colombia invited to join China’s belt and road

Bogota’s top diplomat has confirmed formation of working group to discuss matter and hails ‘great potential’ to lure mainland investment.

Latin America split on colonialism, Spain’s legacy

Argentina’s President Javier Milei posted on social media that the Italian explorer’s arrival introduced enlightenment to the region.

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last updated:
23 August, 2024
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