Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Many have begun to look for correspondences between the genesis of Hamas, the Islamic militias who took over the Gaza Strip, and that of the armed gangs who today control Haiti.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: A resort in Trancoso, Bahia – the Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa – was ranked the best in South America and second best in the world by international tourism magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Between September 2022 to September 2023 deforestation in the Amazônia Legal area fell from 1,454.76 km² to 590.3 km², according to the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Inpe).

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: The Maduro administration will approve the resumption of talks previously underway with the Plataforma Unitaria in Mexico in 2021, thanks to thawing relations between Venezuela and the United States.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Eduardo Verástegui, a presidential aspirant in Mexico and leader of the far-right “Viva México” movement, faced backlash after posting a video where he labeled the LGBTQ+ community and environmentalists as “terrorists” and threatened to shoot them.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Carlos Alberto Rozanski’s October 4, 2023 article addresses the concerning remarks made by Argentine politician Javier Milei during a presidential debate.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Environmental organization Greenpeace staged a protest in Argentina’s Congress Square to voice concerns about a 21% increase in deforestation compared to the previous year.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Colombia has finally adopted a reasonable drug policy after engaging in extensive dialogues with communities heavily affected by drug trafficking.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Fentanyl was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the United States in 2022.

Issue Oct 04-10 2023: Campaigns for the primary elections are under way in Venezuela and Henrique Capriles has made his first media appearance since withdrawing his candidacy.