Latin America - Page 9

The drug policy changes that Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro enacted have led to a dramatic surge in cocaine production.

Argentina formally designated the Hamas jihadist group an international terrorist organization over the weekend, joining countries such as the United States, the European Union, Australia, and Paraguay.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, himself a victim of an assassination attempt while campaigning for the executive office, credited divine intervention for former President Donald Trump’s survival after being shot at during a rally on Saturday.

The final of the Copa América, the world’s oldest soccer tournament, on Sunday night was marred by criminal chaos as mobs of thousands of people stormed the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, overwhelming security and barreling into the venue without tickets.

Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, issued a statement in support of the 2024 presidential election frontrunner following an assassination attempt against him on Saturday evening, blaming the “international left” for the violence.

A recently unsealed indictment from a U.S. federal court claims that Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro is involved in the drug trade.

President of Argentina Javier Milei will travel to the United States on Friday for a weekend trip to participate in the 2024 edition of Allen & Company’s Sun Valley Conference in Idaho.

The Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa reported that the country has seen a historic increase in remittances from the United States.

Members of Uruguay’s national soccer team engaged in a physical altercation with fans of their rival Colombia on Wednesday in a North Carolina stadium.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro held a phone call on Wednesday with the president-elect of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, ensuring the leader that the Latin American country would continue to seek ways to strengthen ties with the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism.

The TSA explained to Congress its decision to allow members of Cuba’s communist regime to visit U.S. airport facilities in May.

Representatives of Colombian singer Karol G denied claims by Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro that she sent him a song.

The socialist government of Brazil announced on Monday that it had enacted a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority, the organization in charge of the West Bank, in a show of solidarity with the anti-Israel cause.

Panama has begun installing barbed wire to block crossings used by U.S.-bound migrants to pass through the Darién Gap, according to a report.

A court in El Salvador sentenced Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member Ángel Geovany Guzmán González to 1,420 years in prison.

The socialist regime in Venezuela featured Russian Navy sailors marching in its Independence Day celebration this weekend.

Argentine President Javier Milei met with former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday at the sidelines of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Brazil.

The “weaponization” of U.S.-bound migrants by Nicaragua has reportedly resulted in profits of $4 million for the country’s airport authority.

Brazil’s police indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday on charges of embezzlement, criminal association, and money laundering.

Argentine President Javier Milei published a screed against an unnamed “perfect idiot dinosaur” on social media on Tuesday in which he once again referred to Brazilian President Lula da Silva as a “communist” and “corrupt.”

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden urged socialist Venezuela on Tuesday to engage with Washington “in good faith,” confirming plans to resume negotiations towards normal diplomatic relations.

The communist regime governing Cuba announced over the weekend that it would impose a series of “war-time” economic measures in a desperate effort to “save socialism” from the consequences of over half a century of socialist policies.

The mother of Johan José Martínez Rangel, who is accused of murdering Jocelyn Nungaray, was a Venezuelan socialist official, per a report.

A report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Monday indicated that, based on satellite imagery obtained by the organization, Cuba has significantly expanded some of its electronic eavesdropping stations with suspected ties to China.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, announced that his regime will resume direct negotiations with the United States.

Argentine President Javier Milei will visit Brazil on Saturday to participate in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

The socialist dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, claimed that the Chinese social media platform TikTok “censored” his account.

Bolivia’s socialist former President Evo Morales accused his former protegé and fellow socialist President Luis Arce on Sunday of staging last week’s failed coup d’etat against himself.

The policies enacted by President Joe Biden to respond to Nicaragua’s communist regime using its main airport as a hub for U.S.-bound migrants have had little to no effect in curbing migration, the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa reported on Thursday.

The Congress of Argentina passed President Javier Milei’s omnibus bill on Thursday evening, paving the way for sweeping reforms.

A poll published on Wednesday found that 62 percent of Colombians believe the nation’s radical leftist President Gustavo Petro will try to modify the country’s Constitution to stay in power beyond his presidential term.

Bolivia experienced what its leaders are calling a failed coup d’etat attempt on Wednesday, as soldiers, led by General Juan José Zúñiga, broke into La Paz’s Plaza Murillo, located in front of the presidential palace.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil threatened to damage the longstanding friendly ties between his country and neighboring Argentina in an interview on Wednesday, demanding an apology from Argentina President Javier Milei for the latter’s criticism of his corruption and socialist policies.

Colombia’s far-left President Gustavo Petro denied on Tuesday that his government engages in illegal wiretapping after several magistrates — including members of the highest branch of the Supreme Court of Justice — accused government intelligence officials of spying on them.

Venezuela accused Canada of being a “destabilizing factor” for allegedly meddling in the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invited a second delegation from Cuba to visit U.S. airport facilities in Florida in May.