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14 Killed by Rio Military Police Operations: Reports
Brazilian Army soldiers arrest young men in Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 20, 2018

The military command said 4,200 soldiers, backed by armored vehicles and aircraft, entered the Alemao and Mare favela complexes — poor, densely populated swaths of city . Full Story

Ecuador: Traditional Fishing Sector Protests Gov't Inaction
Traditional Fishing Sector of Ecuador is protesting against Government inaction.

Fishery workers in Ecuador are demanding the ousting of the Agriculture and Fishing minister, Ana Katuska Drouet. Full Story

Colombia

Colombia's Duque Expands Taxes to Lower Classes

"I do want to do the tax reform that allows us to lower taxes so that this economy recovers," said the then-presidential candidate Ivan Duque on May 15.
Funeral of Juana Raymundo, a nurse and activist murdered in Guatemala. July 30, 2018.

Social Movements Slam Guatemala Over Abuse of Rights Defenders

In a statement, the groups said that during the Jimmy Morales government the criminalization of social leaders who defend their land and resources has been expanded.
Venezuela

Venezuela's Sovereign Bolivar, Economic Reforms Go Into Effect

The new Venezuelan currency has five fewer zeros compared to the Bolivar, which will coexist for retail operations or smaller amount.
The #JournalistUnited call to follow the movement on Instagram. # "We will not be silent anymore" at the bottom.

Argentine Women Sports Reporters Denounce Sexual Harassment

Argentine sports reporters and advocates are uniting under #PeriodistasUnidas to expose rampant sexual harassment female sports anchors face on the job. 
The flags of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. on a lectern before a joint news conference on the closing of the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, Mexico, March 5, 2018

US Backs Down on Key NAFTA Negotiation, Farmers in Agreement

After months of lobbying by U.S. agricultural lobbies, the Trump administration backs down from crucial clause to not tariff seasonal fruits and vegetables from Mexico.
A human rights activist holds an image of a missing person during a protest against the decision of the Supreme Court to grant parole to human right abusers during Chilean dictatorship, in Santiago, Chile August 13, 2018.

Chile's Congress Set To Indict Judges For Releasing Torturers

Chile's lower house is looking to indite three judges who ruled to released five men convicted of tortures and homicides during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.
Former President Lula da Silva before going to prison in April.

'Brazil's Judiciary Lost Its Masks' Amid Lula Legal Fight: Ex-Justice Minister

"The entire left-wing will stand together to support a leftist candidate," said Eugenio Aragao, former Minister of Justices under Dilma Rousseff, in an exclusive interview with teleSUR.
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