Latin America – Page 47 – People's World

Brazil probes dictatorship’s human rights abuses

May 29, 2012 By Pedro Conceicao

Brazil's government will now investigate human rights violations committed by the right-wing military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1964 to 1985.

Marcha Patriotica takes shape in Colombia

May 2, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Marchers, 100,000 of them, filled the Plaza Bolivar in the Colombian capital, Bogotá.

United States adds bases in South America

April 26, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Until recently, the United States has operated 22 U.S. military bases in Latin America, 800 worldwide. Now there are two more, one in Chile and another in Argentina.

Americas summit displays “consensus without Washington”

April 17, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Summit of the Americas reflected a shift from the "Washington Consensus" to the "consensus without Washington."

Gaitán, OAS, and Cuba: from tragedy to farce

April 13, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The assassination was tragedy, and so too was violent upheaval that within 48 hours took 330 lives in Bogota and killed 3000 people throughout Colombia.