Southern Cone & Brazil

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ANALYSIS: The Latin American Leadership Question

A fundamental question of the role of Latin American leadership is more pivotal than ever. Highly popular ex-union leader Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva stopped being Brazilian president in 2010. And yet Lula…


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PARAGUAY: Making chipa

I had been promised an unforgettable experience and was eagerly looking forward to helping make chipa, a Paraguayan cheese-flavoured bread roll unlike anything I had ever tasted. While chipa is…




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URUGUAY: Surpasses Chile As Least Corrupt Latin American Country

According to Transparency International’s 2015 ranking regarding the classification of a total of 168 countries by perceived corruption, Uruguay outranks Chile as the least corrupt Latin American country, with Venezuela allegedly…


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URUGUAY: Protests Over Venezuela’s Multi-Million Agro Trade Debt

  Milk producers across economic-crisis gripped Uruguay have blockaded several national routes, demanding answers to the nonpayment of the Venezuelan government to whom they sold the products. In total, there were 10 roadblocks in…


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US Government Issues Zika Disease Travel Warning

The Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning to travelers - particularly pregnant women - to avoid 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and…





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VENEZUELA: Maduro Calls OAS Leader “Mr. Trash” For Condemning Opponent’s Death

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro as “Mr. Trash” for condemning the controversial death of an opponent earlier this week. The name calling follows Almagro’s publically expressed concern about the…