An American crew rescued twenty five African Lions from Bolivia and now there’s a documentary about it, Lion Ark; this Carnival is dedicated to them.
Bieber’s concert gear impounded in Argentina
Judge Maria Giraudi ordered that the singer’s belongings be held after photographer Diego Pesoa filed suit for damages, alleging that Bieber’s bodyguards hit him and damaged his equipment as the singer was leaving a nightclub.Pesoa’s lawyer, Matias Morla, said Bieber “gave the order to beat him and then got back in his van.”
Paco Almaraz takes care of the little burned-out twerp (in Spanish):
BRAZIL
Dirceu is now in the clink: Brazil Mensalao jailings begin
Brazil starts jailing high-profile politicians convicted last year in the country’s biggest corruption trial, the “Mensalao” (big monthly allowance).
CHILE
The calm in Chile
CUBA
Chasing the Ghost of Castro’s Oil
ECUADOR
Oil in Ecuador
The last word, with more to follow
HONDURAS
Criminal Violence and Displacement: Notes from Honduras
Will Honduras Become a Failed State?
Corte Suprema hondureña acusa a Lula da Silva de intromisión
LATIN AMERICA
Shampoo, rinse, repeat: Time Warp Monday
MEXICO
Forcibly Displaced Persons now a Formidable Concern in Mexico
PANAMA
Update on the Chong Chon Gang: Panama extends North Koreans visas to get ship, crew
Mexican Trafficker With Ties To Sinaloa Cartel Extradited To U.S. From Panama
Biden to visit Panama for trade talks, disposal of chemical weapons
PERU
AP PHOTOS: A tough life on Lima’s rough edges
PUERTO RICO
How Wall Street Has Profited From Puerto Rico’s Misery
VENEZUELA
Who is Tareck el Aissami?
The criminalization of dissidence and opposition: CHÁVEZ’S SUCCESSOR SEES A TRILOGY OF EVIL
Venezuela jails 100 ‘bourgeois’ businessmen in crackdown
Venezuela’s President Maduro moves nearer to decree powers
The week’s posts and podcast
Venezuela: The start of the really bad news
Colombia: FARC plot to murder Uribe
Venezuela: Jim Wyss recounts his 48 hours in Venezuelan custody
Brazil: “Mensalão”s must serve their sentences
Ecuador: Court halves Chevron judgement
En español: Terapia intensiva y el avión quemado
The UN Human Rights Council beclowns itself, again.
Venezuela: Price controls, profit caps UPDATED
At Da Tech Guy: Attention Christmas shoppers! Che on aisle nine!
Podcast:
US-Latin America stories of the week