In the latest to come from the dire economic situation in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has ordered Venezuelan bakeries to use only 10% of its flour to prepare pastries and other common baked sweets.
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Nineteen trucks were deliberately set on fire on March 12, in the town of Lautaro, in the Araucanía region of Chile.
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A court in Cuba condemned the coordinator of one of the country’s main opposition parties to three years in prison.
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Young Mexicans have developed apps to promote citizen participation and prevent corruption within the country.
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March was marked by three protests—fueled by Kirchnerism, Peronism, and Feminism—and a general strike against government leadership because of economic strife: a 2.6 inflation rate and 33% poverty rate.
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Eighteen-year-old Rebeca León approaches the dump truck as it makes its daily route. She quickly scans through the trash to see if she can salvage any leftovers for herself, her mother, and her child.
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An affirmation by Michel Temer, the president of Brazil, has caused waves of outrage in society, among both politicians and citizens.
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In 2016, the price of cigarettes increased while sales fell 8.1% in comparison to the previous year.
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A recent study conducted by the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública found that one in every three Brazilian women above the age of 16 was beaten, cursed at, threatened, grabbed, followed, stabbed, pushed, or kicked in the last 12 months.
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