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Trump choice for Mexico ambassador Ronald Johnson hints at military action if US citizens at risk 2 Eugene Mar 15 Mar 15 3 493
Photographer in coma after Argentina police hit pensioner protest hard 5 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 4 486
Lula on Trump: "No Use Shouting, I'm Not Afraid of an Angry Face" 1 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 14 1 568
US 'Black Hawk' Helicopter Crashes in Honduras 2 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 2 480
Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has done more damage to peatlands in the last two years than in the previous three de 0 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 2 305
WATCH: ICE Violently Smashes Car Window, Detains Nicaraguan Man Married to U.S. Citizen on Their Way to Court 0 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 8 512
Drug Lord Peixao's 'Resort' Had an Artificial Lake, Paddle Boats, and a Prayer Hill 5 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 2 480
See photos of Volcano of Fire in Guatemala eruption 0 Judi Lynn Mar 14 Mar 14 10 531
Landmark Ruling on Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples' Rights Strikes at Oil Industry 1 Judi Lynn Mar 13 Mar 14 3 292
Finance Minister Advocates Prioritizing Negotiations with the U.S. and Will Point Out 'Mistake' in Tariffs 0 Judi Lynn Mar 13 Mar 13 0 323
Rain Leaves One Dead, Thousands Without Power, and Causes Chaos in Sao Paulo 0 Judi Lynn Mar 13 Mar 13 0 327
Brazil top court to consider Bolsonaro 'coup' case on March 25 0 Judi Lynn Mar 13 Mar 13 0 269
Ecuador's president enlists ex-Blackwater chief Erik Prince in controversial crime crackdown 0 muriel_volestrangler Mar 12 Mar 12 2 378
Hmmmmmmmm, office of the Historian 0 malaise Mar 12 Mar 12 3 360
Frozen US Aid Puts Salvadoran Civil Society in a Bind 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 1 359
Malaria Reaches 33,000 Cases in One Year in Yanomami Land; Nearly Half Are Children up to 9 Years Old 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 0 384
More troops to deploy on missions along US-Mexico border 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 0 490
The Caribbean watches with interest as one SpaceX rocket lands in The Bahamas and another explodes 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 3 431
The Criminal Creep of Ecuador's Gangs Into Peru 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 0 385
Guayaquil Massacre a Harsh Reminder of Ecuador's Security Reality 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 0 401
The EU has also entered the race for South American minerals - just beating the US and China 0 Judi Lynn Mar 12 Mar 12 0 386
Guatemala: RSF condemns court decision to reimprison journalist Jose Rubn Zamora and calls for an urgent ruling on his 2 Judi Lynn Mar 11 Mar 12 0 327
Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo following human rights criticism 0 Eugene Mar 9 Mar 9 8 397
2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador 2 Judi Lynn Mar 6 Mar 6 10 505
Archaeologists find previously undiscovered Mayan city by looking at old lidar data 0 Judi Lynn Mar 6 Mar 6 3 355
Reclusive billionaire who owns $425M Hamptons estate may have to face trial in lead-poisoning case 2 Judi Lynn Mar 3 Mar 3 4 637
Burn land or plant trees? Bolivian farmers weigh their options 0 Judi Lynn Mar 3 Mar 3 2 414
Panama and Costa Rica turning into a 'black hole' for migrants and deportees from US, observers warn 0 Eugene Feb 28 Feb 28 5 567
Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from US 2 Judi Lynn Feb 28 Feb 28 12 470
Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team 2 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 28 4 455

Latin America Continued...

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Breaking: Starlink Contracts Cancelled in Latin America Costing $29 billion 8 LessAspin Feb 27 Feb 27 27 1259
Alarms raised over legitimacy of Fyre festival 2: 'An event that does not exist' 1 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 2 353
US deportees in 'black box' in Panama with no access to counsel, lawyers say 0 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 5 335
Lev Tahor cult members extradited to Guatemala after smuggling children to Belize 0 Judi Lynn Feb 27 Feb 27 7 296
Grenada rejects Trump's request to deport non-citizens to Caribbean nation 0 Judi Lynn Feb 27 Feb 27 6 276
Trump axes Chevron's Venezuela oil license, citing lack of electoral reforms 2 Eugene Feb 27 Feb 27 5 672
Brazil's Oscar-nominated film 'I Am Still Here' explores the country's military past 0 Judi Lynn Feb 27 Feb 27 3 382
Power restored, curfew lifted after Chile's massive blackout 0 Eugene Feb 26 Feb 26 1 340
After Trump ends protections, Haitians in Florida brace for what's next 4 Judi Lynn Feb 26 Feb 26 3 626
Colombia's president slams Ukraine's plan to sign precious metals deal with US as 'stupidity' 4 Judi Lynn Feb 26 Feb 26 3 676
Laser Mapping Uncovers a 2,500-Year-Old Lost Amazonian Cities--Older Than the Roman Empire! 0 Judi Lynn Feb 26 Feb 26 8 421
Trump administration cuts duration of deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians 1 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 4 579
Rumble and Trump Media file motion in US court over decision by Brazilian judge 2 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 2 552
Streamlined charges against Bolsonaro may speed case ahead of 2026 Brazil vote 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 3 364
Five of Chile's stolen children take off to reunite with birth families 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 6 445
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations 0 Judi Lynn Feb 24 Feb 24 2 508
Six Men Charged In Texas Over Buying Rifles And Ammo For The Sinaloa Cartel 3 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 6 514
Amazing Salsa Dancers at Baila en Cuba 2019 - Lisandra Garcia 1 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 2 467
Trump administration abruptly empties out Guantanamo prison of all immigrant detainees 2 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 6 669
Milei caught in a crypto spider web 0 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 4 340
'We are in danger': Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say 0 Judi Lynn Feb 22 Feb 22 7 371
Mexico's Sheinbaum wins plaudits for cool head in dealings with Trump 0 Jilly_in_VA Feb 21 Feb 21 4 408
Momentary break: PALO! "Al Monte (Live)" Musica Cubana Salsa Jazz Funk (In Miami) 1 Judi Lynn Feb 21 Feb 21 1 392
Great News 0 malaise Feb 20 Feb 20 5 546
Five Enduring Mysteries of the Maya That Continue to Puzzle Experts 0 Judi Lynn Feb 20 Feb 20 11 486
Man Vandalizes 500-Year-Old Artifact in Peru, Causing 'Irreversible Damage' 0 Judi Lynn Feb 20 Feb 20 8 652
Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account 7 Eugene Feb 20 Feb 20 6 600
5,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Temple Discovered Under Sand Dune In Peru 2 Judi Lynn Feb 20 Feb 20 4 563
Panama sends 97 deportees from US to the Darien camp after they refused to return to their countries 0 Eugene Feb 20 Feb 20 1 524
3 migrants beat the Trump administration in court. They got deported the next day 7 Eugene Feb 19 Feb 19 2 770

Latin America Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Horrendous posts from DU members already, re: Bolsonaro, assassination plot, Lula da Silva 4 Judi Lynn Feb 19 Feb 19 8 1829
Trump Ally Milei Threatened With Impeachment Over Crypto Stunt 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 18 4 512
In Honduras, Communities Race to Establish Reserve as La Mosquitia Forest Disappears 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 313
Whale briefly swallows kayaker off Chilean Patagonia, later on releases him unharmed 5 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 489
To live and die for gold: Metals mining returns to El Salvador 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 363
Portuguese President Visits Brazil to Deepen Economic, Cultural, and Diplomatic Ties 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 311
Brazil to host next BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 295
Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 10 450
Argentina: Milei faces impeachment threat over crypto post 5 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 504
Mexico warns of expanded lawsuit if US designates cartels as terrorists 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 416
Mexico to Extend Lawsuit Against US Armories, Who Sheinbaum Claims Could Be Cartel 'Accomplices,' If Trump Designates Ca 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 483
Mexico says U.S. military planes may have spied on drug cartels near border: "We don't know what they did" 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 429
Trump Admin's Use Of Military Flights To Deport Migrants Is Much More Expensive Than Civilian Planes, Report Shows 3 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 642
Message from President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to the people of Mexico 1 Xipe Totec Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 700
U.S. Special Forces To Land In Mexico To Train Local Marines At President Sheinbaum's Request 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 521
News Analysis: The Trump administration's budding bromance with El Salvador's leader 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 341
Offering US His Torture Prisons, Bukele Wants MS-13 Leaders Back 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 4 418
Lessons from Successful Mangrove Forest Restoration in El Salvador (Analysis) 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 315
Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 505
Mexico's president wins praise for dealings with Trump. But more tariffs loom 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 360
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