Costa Rica: is the far right poised for victory?
In an unprecedented political atmosphere, Costa Ricans will vote for a new president on February 4th. The country has become famous for its wonderful...
Chile: The first dictatorship of globalisation
An eye witness account of the Popular Unity period in Chile, the Pinochet coup and its ongoing aftermath.
Colombia: Will the people say Yes to peace?
With the entire final agreement finally signed in Havana, the peace accords must now be submitted to a national referendum on October 2. The outcome remains uncertain.
Terra do Meio 2: Famílias sob risco de expulsão na Estação...
Na segunda de seis postagens, Sue Branford fala de uma área onde a criação de uma unidade de conservação ambiental coloca comunidades tradicionais sob...
What Afro-Venezuelans can teach the government
Jesús Alberto ‘Chucho’ García is Venezuelan Consul General in New Orleans and previously represented the Venezuelan government in Angola, Mali and Burkina Faso. He...
Coca and Covid in Argentina
Closure of the border with Bolivia in response to covid-19 has exposed a legal vacuum in Argentina surrounding the consumption, importation and cultivation of...
Covid-19 in Latin America – Update 11, 23 July
By Emily Gregg, edited by Mike Gatehouse.LAB has put together this eleventh overview of the spread of coronavirus across the region and the reaction...
Marielle: she inspired all of us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIhSvU6trWs
Video: The intercept
The murder on 14 March of Marielle Franco, a young black city councillor and human rights campaigner, has deeply traumatized Rio de...
El Salvador’s Bukele – populist and authoritarian?
Between the 24 and 27 April 2020, 76 gang-related murders were reported in El Salvador - a significant hike from the 65 murders which...
Bolivia: who is Jeanine Añez?
The swearing in of Jeanine Añez as interim president of Bolivia is likely to cause further unrest in the country, following three weeks of...