Latin America - Page 36

November 30, 2023

Paraguayan official out over agreement signed with fake country

Paraguayan official Arnaldo Chamorro was replaced as the Agriculture Ministry's chief of staff Wednesday after signing a "proclamation" with the so-called "United States of Kailasa."

November 30, 2023

Republican warns China, Russia, Iran 'trying to invade' Western Hemisphere 200 years since Monroe Doctrine

Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., said the U.S. must better deter Chinese, Russian and Iranian influence in Latin American ahead of the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine.

November 30, 2023

Brazilian city enacts ordinance written completely by ChatGPT

Lawmakers in Porto Alegre, Brazil, have revealed that an experimental ordinance written and passed in October was drafted entirely by generative AI.

November 29, 2023

Panama's high court declares mining contract unconstitutional. Here is what happens next

20 year concession to a Canadian mining firm has been deemed unconstitutional by Panamanian Supreme Court, as protesters argued project was damaging environment.

November 29, 2023

Video of 'rich kid' beating parking attendant causes uproar in Mexico

A student at an expensive Mexican private school has been suspended pending expulsion after being caught on video beating a parking attendant.

November 29, 2023

Mexico confirms 5 journalists shot in 1 day

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Wednesday that five journalists were shot and wounded within the country's confines in a single day.

November 28, 2023

4 news photographers shot, wounded in southern Mexico

Four news photographers were shot and wounded by unidentified assailants Tuesday in Chilpancingo, Mexico, in an attack prosecutors consider a case of attempted murder.

November 28, 2023

Panamanian high court rules 20-year contract for controversial copper mine unconstitutional

Panama's Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine at the center of fierce debate was unconstitutional.

November 27, 2023

Lula names own justice minister to high court bench

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a socialist, has appointed Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill a vacancy on the country's 11-judge Supreme Federal Court.

November 24, 2023

Brazil forward Rodrygo denounces racist abuse on social media after match against Argentina

Brazilian forward Rodrygo claims that many messages and posts on social media involved image of monkeys and bananas, following match with Argentina.