#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2026 ‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws. Javier Milei’s boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hours
#Politics × #South America × #Argentina #Javier Milei
#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
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