politica Archives

Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of illegally trying to bring expensive gifts into the South American country

World

Bolsonaro announces return to Brazil on March 30

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who left the country for the United States two days before his term ended, will return home on March...

AFPMarch 24, 2023

The Dominican Republic's is hosting a summit of Ibero-American leaders

World

LatAm food crisis on the table at Ibero-American summit

Addressing a food crisis affecting a fifth of Latin America’s population featured high on the agenda of an Ibero-American leaders summit that started in...

AFPMarch 24, 2023

Leocadio Guzman's house was one of dozens destroyed to make way for a wall on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti

World

Dominican government razes homes to erect wall on Haiti border

Leocadio Guzman is one of dozens of residents of La Mara in the Dominican Republic whose house was torn down by the military. Like...

AFPMarch 23, 2023

Members of the Peruvian Army in a central area known as the VRAE, where the military says six people died in a recent clash involving holdout members of the Shining Path guerrilla group

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At least six killed in Peru clash with Shining Path

At least six people were killed in a clash between remnants of the defunct Shining Path rebel group and a military patrol in a...

AFPMarch 18, 2023

A woman prays in Managua, on March 17, 2023

World

Vatican closes Nicaragua embassy amid escalating row

The Vatican representative to Nicaragua has left the country and closed its embassy there amid continuing tensions between Managua and the Holy See, the...

AFPMarch 18, 2023

Venezuela opposition figure Juan Guaido was recognised by dozens of countries as Venezuela's legitimately-elected leader after elections claimed by Nicolas Maduro in 2018

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Venezuela opposition vows voter secrecy for primaries

Opposition parties in Venezuela, where there are fears the government may have access to voter data, on Wednesday promised ballot secrecy for primaries in...

AFPMarch 8, 2023

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido, pictured in an interview with AFP in January 2023, has lost influence since his audacious bid in 2019 to oust President Nicolas Maduro

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Venezuela’s Guaido to stand in opposition primary elections

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will stand in primary election to choose a rival to President Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 election, his party...

AFPMarch 7, 2023