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News Articles: Latin America

Camilo Garcia peeks through a curtain of his house on the morning of March 9, in the town of Juntas, Buenaventura, Colombia. The community gathers during Holy Week to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/10/13/g-s1-15007/how-one-afro-colombian-community-honors-their-ancestry"target="_blank"   >Click here for the full story. </a>

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  • Latin America

How one Afro-Colombian community honors their ancestry

In the town of Juntas, in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia, the community gathers for Holy Week every year to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.

October 13, 2024
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By:
  • Nathalia Angarita and
  • Marina Sardiña
Relatives carry the coffin of Jean Louis Jeune Gracien, who was killed during an attack by armed gangs, at his funeral in Pont-Sonde, Haiti, on Tuesday.

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  • Latin America

The death toll in a gang attack on a Haitian town rises to at least 115

The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The U.N. had previously said that at least 70 people were killed.

October 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An ad by Valor media shows a photo of Elon Musk at a shopping center in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 2.

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  • World

Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized the restoration of the social media platform's service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a court document.

October 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Latin America

In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been killed less than 1 week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.

October 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Claudia Sheinbaum campaigning during the election.

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  • Latin America

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president

Claudia Sheinbaum is a 62-year old environmental scientist who left academia on a political trajectory that took her from a local mayor, to running Mexico City, to winning the presidency with nearly 60 percent of the vote.

October 01, 2024
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  • Emily Green
Ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, after the National Electoral Institute announced she held an irreversible lead in the election, June 3, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as the 1st female president of Mexico

The 62-year-old scientist turned politician campaigned on a promise to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for the poor like her predecessor, but she faces many pressing problems.

October 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A worker packs avocados at a plant in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, Feb. 9, 2024.

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  • National

U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico

Threats and violence against inspectors have caused the U.S. to suspend inspections in the past. California growers question Mexico's inspectors would be better equipped to withstand the pressure.

September 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela's opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat

Venezuela's former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July's presidential election.

September 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses government loyalists gathered at the presidential palace in support of his reelection one month after the presidential vote, in Caracas, Venezuela on Aug. 28, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill Maduro

Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

September 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Peru's jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on June 28, 2016. His daughter Keiko Fujimori announced in a post on X that he died of cancer Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86.

September 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Senators hold a session in alternate headquarters due to protesters blocking access to their regular chambers, in Mexico City, on Sept. 5. The protesters were opposing major judicial reforms.

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  • Latin America

Mexico is on the verge of changing its constitution. Here's what you need to know

The constitutional reform is controversial because it would completely remake Mexico's judiciary. One side says it would end corruption, the other that it would end judicial independence.

September 10, 2024
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González waves to supporters during a political event at a square in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

The departure of Edmundo González, who Venezuela’s opposition and several foreign governments consider the legitimate winner of July’s presidential race, was announced by Venezuela's vice president.

September 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brandishes a sword as his new Cabinet takes the oath of office, at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28.

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  • Latin America

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

The Justice Department alleges the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was purchased in Florida by the Venezuelan leader's associates through a shell company in violation of sanctions and export controls.

September 02, 2024
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By:
  • Jackie Northam and
  • Alex Leff
Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Brazil starts blocking social media platform X amid a dispute with Elon Musk

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country.

August 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster receives a send-off from the White House staff on his last day in the Trump administration on April 6, 2018.

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  • Latin America

Former national security adviser McMaster says he won’t work for Trump again

In his new book At War with Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster recounts his experience working for Trump and his inner circle.

August 26, 2024
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  • Reena Advani and
  • Steve Inskeep
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