Category archives for: SOUTH AMERICA

You need two to tango: with Mexico backing out, Obama is also downplaying narcotics as region’s overriding issue.

Last week, Mr. Obama returned to capitals in Latin America with a vastly different message. Relationships with countries racked by drug violence and organized crime should focus more on economic development and less on the endless battles against drug traffickers and organized crime capos that have left few clear victors. The countries, Mexico in particular, [...]

John Kerry: U.S. has not decided whether to recognize Maduro as President of Venezuela.

The United States is refusing to acknowledge Nicolas Maduro as the rightfully elected President of Venezuela in a razor-thin victory. The U.S. is also calling for a “credible and transparent process to reassure the Venezuelan people regarding the results.” Shortly thereafter Venezuela’s Supreme Court announced there would be no recount. Secretary of State John Kerry [...]

Chavez is dead and Venezuela is in a deep crisis.

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer, the venezuelan  government announced. His departure  alters the political balance in Venezuela,  and in Latin America, where Mr. Chávez led a group of populist governments. With the president’s death, the Constitution says that the nation should “proceed to [...]

Bolivia and Brazil signed military joint actions, while Senator Pinto still in exile.

March 3rd.- The governments of Bolivia and Brazil on Saturday signed joint actions to combat drug trafficking and organized crime, protection of migrants and regional integration. The initiatives were defined in meeting by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Patriota (Brazil), and David Choquehuanca (Bolivia) in the bolivian city of Cochabamba. Choquehuanca said that in [...]

Israeli RQ-450 drones used in Brazil to secure next football Confederations Cup.

FIFA is getting nervous with the status quo of violence in Rio and Sao Paulo. Brazil also worries, and therefore the government started to put into place a task of security measures. The first one is the use of drones to secure the next Confederations Cup in June, where all the champions of all continents [...]

Brits accused Argies of developing rockets to threaten Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

According to The Sunday Times, Argentina is developing missile technology that could threaten the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. The british newspaper has learnt that military scientists in Argentina are building a rocket capable of being fired into space to an altitude of about 250 miles. Experts believe such technology could, in time, develop into a missile with [...]

Brazil: lower spending on public safety.

Recent surveys reflect public safety has not been the priority of the current Brazilian government. The surveys are talkinf about little investment public safety, high rates of crime and homicide, low percentage of homicides cleared by the justice system, increased sense of insecurity of the population, according to an article published by 180graus.com The article [...]

Chavez´s Presidential oath is a formality, says venezuelan VP Maduro.

Uncertainty is hanging over Venezuela three days ahead of the scheduled swearing-in of President Hugo Chavez, who is struggling to recover from his fourth cancer surgery in 18 months in Cuba. The country’s main opposition coalition insists that Chavez must take at least a temporary leave if his health keeps him from taking the oath [...]

Inside story: money laundering ring using HSBC Bank led to near $2 billion settlement.

In January 2010 several Colombian men were indicted in the U.S. on money-laundering charges. Initially, it looked like a bust of another nexus of drug traffickers and moneylaunderers. But to U.S. authorities the case was anything but ordinary. Prosecutors alleged, one of the alleged criminals helped run a money-laundering ring using UK-based international banking group [...]

Chavez hold on power not guaranteed in Venezuela

The Americas Post - Chavez may find the next six years harder than his previous terms

Although the streets of Caracas remain strewn with campaign flyers and posters,  the winners and losers of Venezuela’s intense presidential battle are already looking ahead to regional elections in December and wondering how the president’s precarious health may affect his next six years. President Hugo Chávez, the 58-year-old former military officer and South American socialist, [...]

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