Tag: Americas
In Brazil, a predictable insurrection attempt?
Thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of leftist President Lula.…
Insurrection of Bolsonaro supporters in Brasília: President Lula in an area of very strong turbulence
Two years, almost to the day, the scenario of the assault on the Capitol repeated itself. Yesterday, in the middle of the Brazilian summer vacation, a week after Lula’s return…
There are no longer any elected politicians in Haiti
Haiti is sinking ever deeper into crisis: the country no longer has any elected representatives at the national level. Today is the end of the mandate of the last ten…
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters invade Congress, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court
“This senseless attempt to impose the will by force will not prevail,” new Justice Minister Flavo Dino warned on Twitter, adding, “There are going to be reinforcements.” In Brazil, radical…
Bolsonaro supporters invade Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court
Hundreds of supporters of ex-Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the main places of power in Brasilia this Sunday, January 8. Gathered for a demonstration in front of the Brazilian…
justice minister resigns amid scandal over presidential pardons
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, confirmed on Saturday January 7 that he had accepted the resignation of his Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Marcela Ríos in the context…
in Honduras, the state of emergency extended for 45 days
In place since December, the “state of exception” aims to fight against the criminal gangs that are rampant in this country among the most violent in the world. Forty-five additional…
in Texas, associations denounce “a humanitarian disaster”
US President Joe Biden will be in Mexico from this Sunday to discuss with his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in particular migration issues. More and more migrants are…
United States: who is Kevin McCarthy, the “speaker” hardly elected after 15 rounds?
Not only did the Republican Party fail to sweep the House of Representatives in November’s Midterms election, but the elected candidates don’t seem to form a close-knit family. It was…
Joe Biden’s first ‘late’ visit to the Mexican border
Joe Biden announced Thursday that his administration would deny people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti the ability to seek asylum if they cross the Mexican border illegally. The US…