Pulsamerica: Latin American News, Politics and Economics

Arts

Arts: Latin American films at Cannes

May 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Economy

Economy: Foreign direct investment reaches record high

May 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Dirty war dictator Jorge Videla dies in jail at age 87

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: Justices invalidate security appointments

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Acute shortages prompt government to take action

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Media giant Televisa saves billions in tax write-off

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture: Presentation on José Guadalupe Posada at the UNAM

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Aécio Neves elected leader of PSDB party

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Economy

Economy: Regional youth unemployment remains stable despite global economic crisis

May 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Deadly explosion in Mexico City

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture last week: Remembering Carlos Fuentes

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Supreme Court orders Banco Estado to pay customers US$12m

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: Report finds growth in service exports

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s judicial reform criticised by the UN

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Brawl at National Assembly leaves 11 injured

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 6/5/13: Obama visits Mexico

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Obama visits Mexico to talk trade and security

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: President and candidates discuss political agenda

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Dilma announces plan to import medical doctors

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: ‘Esculacho’ organized against former military agent

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
International

China/Latin America: Oil deal between Mexico and China could redress trade imbalance

May 02, 2013 / 0 Comments
Regional Issues

Human Rights: Colombia rejects gay marriage bill

May 01, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Striking teachers set fire to political buildings

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: 70 years after consolidation of Labour Laws, 18 million remain informal

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Afro-Brazilian history and culture still ignored in schools

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Capriles to contest election results in the Supreme Court

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 29/4/13: A reading initiative travels through Mexico

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Interview with Economy Minister goes viral

April 28, 2013 / 0 Comments
Colombia, Mexico

Indigenous issues: Mexico’s bicycle culture on the rise

April 24, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: New law could threaten free party organization

April 24, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America, Regional Issues

El Salvador: President Funes meets President Obama in Washington D.C.

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Education Minister Beyer impeached

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: policemen sentenced for Carandiru massacre, 20 years later

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Maduro is sworn in as new President

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 22/4/13: New album created featuring the writing of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Chaos in Michoacán amid security protests

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Thousands of protesters rally against government

April 22, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Colombia, Peru, Regional Issues

Indigenous Issues: Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People

April 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
Economy

Economy: Paraguay projected to grow by 13 percent in 2013

April 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
Regional Issues

Human Rights: ‘The Cure’ promotes human rights on Latin American tour

April 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
Arts

Arts: Amazonian women in photographs

April 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
International

China/Latin America: Maduro’s win cements Venezuelan relationship with China

April 16, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Maduro’s paper-thin victory could prompt recount

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Government Enlists Transnational Corporations to Combat Hunger

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 15/4/13: So Go the Ghosts of Mexico opens in New York

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Britain denies Argentine president invitation to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral

April 15, 2013 / 2 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Senate approves project on ‘un-retirement’

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: 150,000 join first organized education protest of 2013

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Dirceu claims he was promised leniency in Mensalão trial

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: US boosts anti-drug assistance for Central America

April 15, 2013 / 0 Comments
Haiti: Electoral oversight body to be formed

April 14, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: Gang rehabilitation efforts prove difficult to sustain

April 12, 2013 / 0 Comments
International

China/Latin America: Ecuador to sell Amazon rainforest to Chinese

April 10, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil

Indigenous issues: Millennium Development Goals challenged by Indigenous People

April 10, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Opposition reports PSUV has broken electoral laws

April 08, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Political Assassination Plot Foiled

April 08, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 8/4/2013: Study finds 56.4% of Mexican children live in poverty

April 08, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America

El Salvador: Candidates for the 2014 Presidential Elections complain of financial constraints

April 02, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: excessive use of prison system and lack of judicial assistance, says UN

April 01, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: New proposal to repay ‘vulture funds’

April 01, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: BRICS summit held in Durban

April 01, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Bachelet announces run for presidency

March 31, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Bachelet leaves UN to return to Chile

March 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Southern Cone & Brazil, Uruguay

Uruguay: Violence hits football again with 40 arrests

March 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Government will not subsidise public health

March 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Rousseff appoints new ministers to strengthen coalition

March 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America, Regional Issues

El Salvador: Sovereignty issues over Gulf of Fonseca

March 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Government reacts to death of Hugo Chávez

March 11, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Ministry of Education launches plan for early childhood education

March 11, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Election of Human Rights Commission President leads to protests

March 11, 2013 / 0 Comments
Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico

Indigenous issues: no access to due process in Mexican prisons

March 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Documents from military dictatorship retained in ministries.

March 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Uruguay

Uruguay: Start of classes obstructed by maintenance works and teacher’s strike

March 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Bolivian soldiers return home

March 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: President delivers state of the union

March 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Another ‘favela’ in Rio is occupied by Pacifying Police Unit

March 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Regional Issues

Human Rights: Uruguayan Supreme Court upholds impunity for human rights abuses during dictatorship

February 27, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Remembering the tragedy at Once

February 25, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil: mentally disabled illegally incarcerated

February 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina

Argentina: Debate continues on AMIA agreement

February 18, 2013 / 1 Comment
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Fires rage in Valparaíso

February 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Government issues photos of ailing Chávez

February 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 18/2/2013: Elba Esther Gordillo criticizes Educational Reform

February 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico

Mexican Politics and Economy: Report reveals indigenous women sterilised without consent

February 18, 2013 / 0 Comments
Uruguay: Human rights judge Mota transferred to civil court duties

February 17, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil: Carnival is celebrated amidst music and violence

February 11, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Appeals court releases terror suspect on bail

February 10, 2013 / 0 Comments
Uruguay: Socialist leader Reinaldo Gargano dies aged 78

February 10, 2013 / 0 Comments
Uruguay: Carnaval comedy group accused of homophobia

February 06, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Truth commission with Iran over 1994 AMIA bombing

February 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Government announces plans for troubled La Araucanía region

February 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil: Recent fire brings to light hundreds of unregulated venues

February 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 4/2/2013: Explosion at the Pemex Headquarters

February 04, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America, Panama

Panama: Law to prevent shifting alliances voted

February 03, 2013 / 0 Comments
Arts

Arts: Huidobro museum to open in Cartagena

January 30, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: 63 killed in a riot at Uribana penitentiary

January 28, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 28/1/2013: new statement released by Zapatistas

January 28, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: The Battle Over Genetically-Modified Corn

January 28, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: At least 245 people killed in night club fire

January 28, 2013 / 0 Comments
Southern Cone & Brazil, Uruguay

Uruguay: Dengue outbreak alert by Public Health Ministry

January 27, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Mudslides in Maipo River leave over 2m without running water

January 27, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

Argentina: Destroyer sinks at port

January 27, 2013 / 0 Comments
Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

Brazil: Dilma cancels visit to Chile due to fire tragedy that kills 245

January 27, 2013 / 0 Comments
Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: President Piñera Plans for Last 14 Months in Office

January 21, 2013 / 0 Comments
Uruguay: National policemen in U.S. diplomatic cars causes controversy

January 21, 2013 / 0 Comments
Argentina

Argentina: IMF closer to censuring Argentina

January 21, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America, Costa Rica

Costa Rica: 97 measures to improve governance

January 21, 2013 / 0 Comments
Haiti

Haiti: Legislative year begins with controversy

January 21, 2013 / 0 Comments
Central America, Panama

Panama: Half of Martinelli’s Ministers aspire to the Presidency

January 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexico Society and Culture 20/1/2013: Homage to José Guadalupe Posada

January 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Belize

Belize: Increase in illegal rosewood shipping

January 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Andean Region, Venezuela

Venezuela: Jaua becomes new Foreign Minister

January 20, 2013 / 0 Comments
Mexico, North America

Mexican Politics and Economy: Drug Traffickers Leave Ghost Towns in Their Wake

January 20, 2013 / 0 Comments

Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

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Chile: Santiago smog reaches 16-year low

May 20, 2013 / 0 Comments

Arts

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Arts: Roberto Aizemberg exhibited in Buenos Aires

May 15, 2013 / 0 Comments

Argentina, Southern Cone & Brazil

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Argentina: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner struggles to fight against soaring inflation

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments

Brazil, Southern Cone & Brazil

President Dilma Rousseff meets with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Brasilia

Brazil: Dilma pledges support for Maduro

May 13, 2013 / 0 Comments

Arts

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Arts: Iconic Folk Artist Nicolás Hernández dies

May 08, 2013 / 0 Comments

Economy

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Economy: The effect of dollarisation in Honduras

May 08, 2013 / 0 Comments

Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

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Chile: Laurence Golborne drops out of presidential race

May 06, 2013 / 0 Comments

Economy

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Economy: Cuban government privatises 2,000 small businesses

May 01, 2013 / 0 Comments

Arts

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Arts: Peruvian named Photographer of the Year

May 01, 2013 / 0 Comments

Central America

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El Salvador: Government recognizes role in gang truce

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

Chile: Police hunt cult leader accused of burning baby

April 29, 2013 / 0 Comments

Regional Issues

Brazil Endangered Indians

Human Rights: Brazil ignores deadline to protect endangered indigenous tribe

April 25, 2013 / 0 Comments

Economy

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Economy: Merkel and Correa express support for Ecuador-EU trade agreement

April 24, 2013 / 0 Comments

Arts

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Arts: Buenos Aires Book Fair launches

April 24, 2013 / 0 Comments

Chile, Southern Cone & Brazil

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Chile: Education Minister Harald Beyer suspended pending Senate vote

April 11, 2013 / 0 Comments

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