#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.25.2026 × Brazil court convicts ex-lawmaker in murder of politician Marielle Franco. The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
#Politics × #Brazil #South America × #politician
#bbc.com. #Feb.25.2026 × Politician brothers convicted for ordering murder of Brazilian councillor. Marielle Franco's murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.
#Politics × #Brazil #South America × #politician
#theguardian.com. #Feb.25.2026 × Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor. João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star
#Politics × #Brazil #South America × #politician
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.25.2026 × Venezuela reports over 3,200 people fully released under new amnesty law. Venezuela's National Assembly says thousands of people have regained freedom under a new amnesty law.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Venezuela #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.24.2026 × Brazilian politicians accused of ordering murder of Rio councillor go on trial. Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018
#Politics × #Brazil #South America ×
#bbc.com. #Feb.22.2026 × More than 1,500 Venezuelan political prisoners apply for amnesty. The announcement by the head of Venezuela's National Assembly comes amid US pressure following the capture of ex-President Nicolás Maduro.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Nicolás Maduro #Venezuela
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.21.2026 × Brazil’s Lula says Maduro should face trial in Venezuela, not US. Brazil's President Lula says fate of Venezuelan president should be determined by the 'people of Venezuela'.
#Politics × #Brazil #South America × #USA #North America #Venezuela
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.20.2026 × Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies passes controversial labour reform bill. Unions have slammed the reforms as an effort under libertarian President Javier Milei to erode protections for workers.
#Politics × #South America × #Argentina #Javier Milei
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.20.2026 × A fragile freedom for Venezuela’s released political prisoners. Venezuela's new government has released hundreds of political detainees. But does that mean freedom?
#Politics × #South America × #Venezuela
#bbc.com. #Feb.20.2026 × Venezuelan opposition politician released after amnesty law passed. Juan Pablo Guanipa announces that he has been freed after "almost nine months" of imprisonment.
#Politics × #South America × #Venezuela #politician
#theguardian.com. #Feb.20.2026 × Bolivia’s ex-leader Evo Morales reappears after months-long unexplained absence. Long-serving socialist former leader Evo Morales has reappeared in his political stronghold after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence
#Politics × #South America × #Bolivia #politician
#huffpost.com. #Feb.19.2026 × Peru's Congress Elects Eighth President In A Decade. Peru’s Congress has elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president.
#Politics × #South America × #Peru
#oilprice.com. #Feb.19.2026 × U.S. to Redirect Venezuelan Oil Royalties Into a Treasury-Controlled Fund | OilPrice.com. The U.S. Treasury has introduced a new licensing and tax framework allowing oil production in Venezuela while routing royalties and federal taxes into a U.S.-managed fund instead of directly to Caracas
#Business #Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Venezuela #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.18.2026 × Peru's president José Jerí impeached four months into office. José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be ousted and the country's seventh since 2016.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #Peru #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.18.2026 × Brazilian butt lifts should be banned in UK amid ‘wild west’ industry, MPs say. Lack of regulation leading to procedures being carried out in sheds, hotel rooms and public toilets, committee finds
#Health #Politics × #Brazil #South America ×
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Colombia to resume peace talks with ECG after temporary suspension. Colombia's largest criminal group paused talks after President Gustavo Petro pledged to target its leader Chiquito Malo.
#Politics × #South America × #Gustavo Petro #Colombia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Peru’s president ousted in ‘express impeachment’ after just four months. Interim president José Jerí voted out by country’s congress amid scandal concerning secretive meetings
#Politics × #South America × #USA #Peru #North America #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Peru’s Congress votes to remove President Jose Jeri in latest shake-up. Jeri is the latest in a series of Peruvian presidents to be removed from office by an act of Congress.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #Peru #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Jesse Jackson: The Martin Luther King protege who helped reshape America. The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain. The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.
#Politics × #Science #Tech #South America × #USA #North America #Venezuela #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.14.2026 × Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say. Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
#Politics × #Russia #South America × #Europe #Ecuador
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.14.2026 × First major protests since capture of Maduro test Venezuela’s new leader. Scenes from a Youth Day march in Caracas, where demonstrators demanded that acting president Delcy Rodríguez release political prisoners.
#Politics × #South America × #Venezuela #politician
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.13.2026 × Trump says planning to ‘make visit’ to Venezuela following Maduro abduction. Trump did not give a timeline for trip, which would make him the first US president to visit the country since 1997.
#Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Venezuela
#theguardian.com. #Feb.12.2026 × ‘Big step forwards’: emboldened activists take to the streets of Venezuela. Protesters are enjoying greater freedom of expression since Nicolás Maduro’s downfall despite lack of regime change
#Politics × #South America × #USA #North America #Nicolás Maduro #Venezuela
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