Latin America

The human rights organization Prisoners Defenders published a report this week revealing that the Communist Party of Cuba is systematically imprisoning, harassing, and otherwise intimidating citizens to prevent them from organizing events to mark the fifth anniversary of the July 11, 2021, anti-communist protests.

Officials from Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) searched the residence of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro for weapons and ammunition.

“Acting President” of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday announced that she sent a letter to King Charles III requesting the release of the nation’s frozen gold reserves in the U.K.

Multiple reports say the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is being investigated by the FBI and U.S. federal prosecutors over suspected money laundering and other financial issues tied to its business activities in the United States.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz delivered a scathing condemnation of the communist Castro regime during Tuesday’s plenary meeting on the subject of the U.S. “embargo” on Cuba.

The coach of Egypt’s national team seemed to have accused Argentina star Lionel Messi of “racist” smack talk during Tuesday’s game.

Actor John Leguizamo has claimed that European colonizers stole 500,000 tons of gold from Latin people despite evidence showing that only 220,000 tons have been mined in human history.

A controversial World Cup loss turned into an international incident on Tuesday after Egyptian coaches reacted angrily to the Israeli flag following their loss to Argentina.

Cuba’s derelict power grid completely collapsed again on Monday, causing a nationwide blackout that left millions of Cubans without power.

The United States has invested over $310 million in humanitarian support for victims of Venezuela’s devastating June 24 earthquakes as of this week and delivered upwards of 60,000 food, hygiene, and other aid kits to victims, America’s top diplomat in the country told reporters on Tuesday.

Outgoing Marxist President of Colombia Gustavo Petro refused to acknowledge the victory of his successor, conservative President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, on Monday because he allegedly “did not win” the election.

Nicaraguan human rights activists demanded the Ortega regime show proof of life of 80-year-old Bishop Emeritus Juan Abelardo Mata.

The United States embassy in Havana on Thursday said the communist Castro regime had threatened local activists and dissidents and prevented them from participating in the embassy’s celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Fourth of July.

Venezuelans denounced the disappearance of an earthquake rescue volunteer who criticized the socialist regime.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Thursday that the outbreak of the rodent-spread hantavirus believed to have begun in April on the cruise ship M/V Hondius had finally concluded.

The England football team delayed its departure for Mexico City ahead of Sunday’s World Cup last-16 clash over fears spies would do their worst at training sessions to help the host nation.

U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Malik Tillman sent fans and announcers into hysterics after making an expertly performed free kick that sent the U.S. team to a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.

Venezuelan journalist Carlos Salazar revealed during a broadcast on Wednesday that his sources believe that Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, wanted in the United States on narco-terrorism charges, is blocking search and rescue crews from accessing buildings destroyed by last week’s earthquakes to protect stashes of drugs and cash buried there.

Relatives of five Venezuelan men who died during police raids filed a civil lawsuit against Venezuela’s deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro this week, accusing him of overseeing a police unit linked to extrajudicial killings and numerous acts of torture against Venezuelans over the past decade.

Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez, a Cuban man who spent more than a decade in the U.S. working as a foreign agent of the communist Castro regime was detained alongside his family, the U.S. State Department announced Wednesday.

Conservative President Nasry Asfura of Honduras rejected the possibility of his country offering aid to neighboring Venezuela.

President of Argentina Javier Milei participated in a reception celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is reporting publicly that Ukraine is helping Mexican drug cartels move into the European market through its poorly guarded borders. The move is aimed at helping drug cartels move into new markets in response to increased enforcement and operations in Latin America by the U.S. government.

Venezuelan police officers attempted to steal a box of U.S. dollars from the ruins of a collapsed building in La Guaira.

Victims of the dual earthquakes in Venezuela last week recounted to various outlets this week the harrowing ordeal of trying to identify their loved ones among the bodies lying on the ground at the port of La Guaira, which the government is using as a makeshift morgue.

A three year-old Venezuelan boy was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building by Jordanian emergency workers on Tuesday — six days after the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American nation.

A rapid satellite imagery assessment released by NASA this week indicated that roughly 58,870 buildings in Venezuela were likely damaged or destroyed by last week’s devastating earthquakes.

Ecuador is crying foul before their World Cup knockout stage match against Mexico has even begun.

Conservative former First Lady of Peru Keiko Fujimori became the winner of Peru’s extremely slow presidential runoff election vote count this week, pending an official proclamation as the next president-elect by the nation’s electoral authorities.

Police said a 28-year-old Mexican man was killed when a crocodile attacked and dragged him into the sea on Friday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

The socialist government of Venezuela has documented 1,450 people killed by twin massive earthquakes last week, over 3,000 injured, and potentially upwards of 50,000 people missing as international rescue missions deploy to the South American nation.

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele on Sunday registered his pre-candidacy for the 2027 presidential elections — seeking to obtain a third consecutive term after lawmakers from his New Ideas (NI) party eliminated term limits last year.

Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello allegedly blocked a U.S. rescue team from helping Venezuelans in La Guaira.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) continues to assist American relief efforts in Venezuela led by the State Department after last week’s deadly earthquakes.