Latin America: Hotbed of diplomatic strife
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Chilean head of state reviews his time in office and addresses his political future. ‘The depth of the changes we imagined went against the grain of what the majority of people wanted. We changed our priorities and our speed, but not our principles,’ he says, at the halfway point of his administration
The Chilean government has filed a complaint regarding the case of Ronald Ojeda Moreno, who was taken from his apartment in Santiago at dawn
Suspicions of arson were raised from the outset. Minister of the Interior Carolina Tohá indicated last Sunday that the government had information from ‘reliable people’ that supported that thesis
The cause of death of the former Chilean president, whose helicopter crashed into Lake Ranco, was asphyxiation due to submersion
Twice president, he broke the hegemony of the Chilean left in 2010, faced a social uprising, and at 74 had not abandoned the possibility of running for office again
The death toll from the fires in the Valparaíso region is at least 122, but authorities warn that the number will continue to rise
Gabriel Boric warned the death toll could worsen as four large fires burn in the region of Valparaiso, where firefighters have struggled to reach the most threatened neighborhoods
The South American country’s political actors have all staked their positions on the new constitutional text, causing some internal divisions within the parties
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the U.N. climate change conference that begins in Dubai next week as an opportunity ‘decide the phase-out of fossil fuels in an adequate time frame’
The president of the Washington Office on Latin America notes that the strength of civil society and committed youth are encouraging signs in the region. This is despite the drop in the democratic model’s popularity, a trend that has been observed in numerous surveys
After Chileans rejected the proposal for what many characterized as one of the world’s most progressive constitutions, they must now decide whether to vote for a document that some warn goes to the other extreme
The diplomatic moves by Chile, Colombia and Bolivia, all of which are led by leftist leaders, come as others in the region have ramped up their criticism of Israel’s military activity
A national referendum will be held on Dec. 17 to either approve or reject the document. This is Chile’s second attempt to put an end to the Constitution of 1980, which came into effect during Pinochet’s dictatorship
Surveys from the most recent elections in Argentina, Poland, Brazil and Spain confirm that women vote less for extreme parties, as noted by many academic studies
Construction material is scattered around many of the entrances to the National Stadium compound, where six venues are set to stage 30 events at the Pan American Games in Santiago
The leader of the Independent Democratic Union, a major conservative political party in Chile, analyzes the relationship between his bloc, the traditional right and the far-right Republican Party led by José Antonio Kast
Thousands of people attended a concert in tribute to the victims at the closing ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Pinochet’s coup
A significant number of people, according to numerous polls, believe the 1973 coup was justified, and that Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who died in 2006, was a good leader who helped to modernize the country
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup d’état in Chile, the president and his predecessors talk to EL PAÍS about the divisions in the country. In the face of tensions and disenchantment, they call for national unity
The Mexican president will embark on the fourth international trip of his term at a key moment for political change within his party
The verdict in the Víctor Jara case half a century after his murder and the suicide of one of the convicted ex-military officers exposes the cracks in a country where no consensus exists on the condemnation of the September 1973 coup
The commemoration has triggered clashes between left-wing and opposition politicians, who accuse President Gabriel Boric of having a biased vision
The documents were released Friday by the State Department in Washington, on the verge of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of the government of socialist Salvador Allende
The progressive delegation includes Bernie Sanders’s chief of staff and the House’s youngest representative. The legislators will visit Brazil, Chile and Colombia to discuss democracy, the environment and peace processes
The country’s president warned there will be no let-up on his war on criminal groups as a massive security deployment aims to cut off the province of Cabañas
The man behind the theft of 23 computers from the department headed by Giorgio Jackson is a 24-year-old criminal who made a video call from jail