Seeking to immunise the populations through “herd immunity”, acting against measures such as social distancing and the use of masks, and delaying the purchase of vaccines, are some of the many accusations made against Brazil’s president during the pandemic. So far, Brazil has had 603,855 deaths and 21,664,879 people […]
Latin America
Piñera, the decline of a president
With only five months to go before the end of his term in office, Chile’s president is in the midst of turbulence, under investigation by the judiciary and facing impeachment by the National Congress. Carmen Esquivel Sebastian Pinera faces a constitutional accusation over the Pandora’s Papers scandal that […]
Venezuelan elections at risk
Venezuela will go to the polls on 21 November to elect the country’s 23 leaders and 335 mayors in addition to members of the regional and municipal legislative councils. However, there is talk of a conspiracy to legitimise or not the elections. Wiliam Urquijo Pascual The European Union […]
Bolivia raises from the ashes after the coup
The Plurinational State of Bolivia reactivates its economic indicators barely a year after the return to power of the Movement to Socialism (MAS), following the right-wing coup d’état in October 2019. Data disclosed by official sources demonstrate it, in the midst of the opposition’s bid to destabilise the country […]
Journalism in Colombia, persecuted and in the shadows
In the basement of a well-known cafe in Paris, the series “Matarife” is about to launch to a plethora of asylum seekers and migrants, and we are welcomed by Daniel Mendoza Leal, a Colombian journalist, persecuted for his persistence in revealing the truth about the mafia power in Colombia. […]