Latin America - GUARDIAN.GE https://guardian.ge/ ka Latin America - GUARDIAN.GE Guardian.ge Candidate in Ecuador's presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead https://guardian.ge/70436-candidate-in-ecuadors-presidential-election-fernando-villavicencio-shot-dead.html https://guardian.ge/70436-candidate-in-ecuadors-presidential-election-fernando-villavicencio-shot-dead.html

A candidate in Ecuador's forthcoming presidential election has been shot dead at a campaign rally.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-08/1691648227_11.png Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:17:16 +0400 Brazil airlifts starving Yanomami tribal people from jungle https://guardian.ge/68528-brazil-airlifts-starving-yanomami-tribal-people-from-jungle.html https://guardian.ge/68528-brazil-airlifts-starving-yanomami-tribal-people-from-jungle.html

Brazil has airlifted 16 starving Yanomami tribal people to receive urgent treatment, after the government declared a medical emergency.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2023-01/1674540159_lula.png Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:01:12 +0400 Pedro Castillo: Peru's ousted president detained by police in Lima https://guardian.ge/68088-pedro-castillo-perus-ousted-president-detained-by-police-in-lima.html https://guardian.ge/68088-pedro-castillo-perus-ousted-president-detained-by-police-in-lima.html

Peru's ex-President Pedro Castillo has been detained, after his efforts to dissolve parliament instead ended in him being thrown out of office.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-12/1670494525_22.png Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:15:09 +0400 Bolsonaro tells protesting truckers to clear roads https://guardian.ge/67727-bolsonaro-tells-protesting-truckers-to-clear-roads.html https://guardian.ge/67727-bolsonaro-tells-protesting-truckers-to-clear-roads.html

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has appealed to truckers protesting against Sunday's election results to clear the roads and protest elsewhere.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1667455847_1.png Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:11:21 +0400 Bolsonaro ends silence without publicly conceding https://guardian.ge/67710-bolsonaro-ends-silence-without-publicly-conceding.html https://guardian.ge/67710-bolsonaro-ends-silence-without-publicly-conceding.html

Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has broken the silence he had maintained since being defeated in Sunday's presidential election.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1667365640_88.png Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:06:14 +0400 Brazil election: Bolsonaro yet to concede after Lula's win https://guardian.ge/67700-brazil-election-bolsonaro-yet-to-concede-after-lulas-win.html https://guardian.ge/67700-brazil-election-bolsonaro-yet-to-concede-after-lulas-win.html

More than a day after Brazil's electoral chief declared Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the presidential election, defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has yet to concede.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-11/1667288192_6.png Tue, 01 Nov 2022 02:35:02 +0400 Brazil election: Bolsonaro defeated as Lula makes comeback https://guardian.ge/67688-brazil-election-bolsonaro-defeated-as-lula-makes-comeback.html https://guardian.ge/67688-brazil-election-bolsonaro-defeated-as-lula-makes-comeback.html

Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-10/1667195720_lula1.png Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:54:21 +0400 Mayor among dead as gunmen launch attack in Mexican town https://guardian.ge/67415-mayor-among-dead-as-gunmen-launch-attack-in-mexican-town.html https://guardian.ge/67415-mayor-among-dead-as-gunmen-launch-attack-in-mexican-town.html

Gunmen have killed the mayor of a small town in south-western Mexico, and at least 17 others, officials have confirmed.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-10/1665031670_mexico-mear.png Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:47:52 +0400 Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro to face run-off https://guardian.ge/67383-brazil-election-lula-and-bolsonaro-to-face-run-off.html https://guardian.ge/67383-brazil-election-lula-and-bolsonaro-to-face-run-off.html

Brazil's election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2022-10/1664767745_brazil-election-lula-and-bolsonaro-to-face-run-off.jpg Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:27:45 +0400 Mexico truck crash: At least 53 people killed as trailer overturns https://guardian.ge/63847-mexico-truck-crash-at-least-53-people-killed-as-trailer-overturns.html https://guardian.ge/63847-mexico-truck-crash-at-least-53-people-killed-as-trailer-overturns.html

At least 53 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico, authorities say.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-12/1639126441_3.jpg Fri, 10 Dec 2021 03:53:58 +0400 Ecuador riot: Police storm jail where 116 died in gang war https://guardian.ge/62805-ecuador-riot-police-storm-jail-where-116-died-in-gang-war.html https://guardian.ge/62805-ecuador-riot-police-storm-jail-where-116-died-in-gang-war.html

Four hundred police officers have entered a prison in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil where at least 116 inmates have been killed in a gang war.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-09/1633025990_ecuador-riot-police-storm-jail-where-116-died-in-gang-war.jpg Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:20:54 +0400 Cuba: Man confirmed killed in anti-government unrest https://guardian.ge/61872-cuba-man-confirmed-killed-in-anti-government-unrest.html https://guardian.ge/61872-cuba-man-confirmed-killed-in-anti-government-unrest.html

One man has died during rare anti-government demonstrations in Cuba that have shaken the island in recent days.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1626246450_cuba-man-confirmed-killed-in-anti-government-unrest.jpg Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:07:16 +0400 Jovenel Moïse: Police kill four after Haiti's president assassinated https://guardian.ge/61816-jovenel-mose-police-kill-four-after-haitis-president-assassinated.html https://guardian.ge/61816-jovenel-mose-police-kill-four-after-haitis-president-assassinated.html

Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police say.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1625737043_jovenel-mose-police-kill-four-after-haitis-president-assassinated.jpg Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:38:26 +0400 Tropical Storm Elsa: Cuba reels as storm moves towards Florida https://guardian.ge/61788-tropical-storm-elsa-cuba-reels-as-storm-moves-towards-florida.html https://guardian.ge/61788-tropical-storm-elsa-cuba-reels-as-storm-moves-towards-florida.html

After causing devastation in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Elsa is moving north towards the Florida Keys.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-07/1625556892_tropical-storm-elsa-cuba-reels-as-storm-moves-towards-florida.jpg Tue, 06 Jul 2021 02:34:11 +0400 Colombia President Iván Duque's helicopter hit by gunfire https://guardian.ge/61674-colombia-president-ivn-duques-helicopter-hit-by-gunfire.html https://guardian.ge/61674-colombia-president-ivn-duques-helicopter-hit-by-gunfire.html

Gunfire has hit a helicopter carrying the president of Colombia as it flew near the border with Venezuela.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-06/1624684435_111.jpg Sat, 26 Jun 2021 00:13:49 +0400 Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid 'critical' situation https://guardian.ge/61579-covid-brazil-hits-500000-deaths-amid-critical-situation.html https://guardian.ge/61579-covid-brazil-hits-500000-deaths-amid-critical-situation.html

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-06/1624168078_brazi.jpg Sun, 20 Jun 2021 00:47:33 +0400 Covid: Peru more than doubles death toll after review https://guardian.ge/61298-covid-peru-more-than-doubles-death-toll-after-review.html https://guardian.ge/61298-covid-peru-more-than-doubles-death-toll-after-review.html

Peru has more than doubled its Covid death toll following a review, making it the country with the world's highest death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-06/1622529146_peru.jpg Tue, 01 Jun 2021 01:31:11 +0400 Brazil: Political crisis and Covid surge rock Bolsonaro https://guardian.ge/60279-brazil-political-crisis-and-covid-surge-rock-bolsonaro.html https://guardian.ge/60279-brazil-political-crisis-and-covid-surge-rock-bolsonaro.html

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest Covid-19 daily death toll.

 

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2021-03/1617179017_brazil-political-crisis-and-covid-surge-rock-bolsonaro.jpg Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:24:52 +0400 Mexico's ex-defense minister detained in U.S. on DEA warrant https://guardian.ge/56446-mexicos-ex-defense-minister-detained-in-us-on-dea-warrant.html https://guardian.ge/56446-mexicos-ex-defense-minister-detained-in-us-on-dea-warrant.html

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S authorities detained the defense minister for Mexican ex-president Enrique Pena Nieto at Los Angeles airport on Thursday on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warrant, a DEA spokeswoman told Reuters.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2020-10/1602823874_111.png Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:49:44 +0400 Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks https://guardian.ge/54383-coronavirus-brazils-bolsonaro-waters-down-law-requiring-face-masks.html https://guardian.ge/54383-coronavirus-brazils-bolsonaro-waters-down-law-requiring-face-masks.html

Brazil's President, Jair Bolsonaro, has sanctioned a law making the use of masks in public obligatory during the coronavirus pandemic.

]]> http://guardian.ge/uploads/posts/2020-07/1593843068_brazils-bolsonaro-waters-down-law-requiring-face-masks.jpg Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:11:27 +0400