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Chilean Senate approves bill for alternative sentencing of ill and elderly convicts amid controversy
The Senate Chamber approved a bill allowing alternative compliance with sentences of deprivation of liberty for convicts meeting certain health...
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Chilean Congresswoman Javiera Morales Diagnosed with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Pauses Legislative Activities
Deputy Javiera Morales of Frente Amplio announced her diagnosis with triple-negative breast cancer. She received the diagnosis two weeks ago. As a...
Meeting between Chile's President Boric and President-elect Kast ends abruptly at La Moneda less than a week before power handover
The meeting between President Gabriel Boric and President-elect José Antonio Kast at La Moneda ended abruptly this Tuesday. Relations between the...
IACtHR Declares Honduras Responsible for Rights Violations Against Afro Community
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, a regional human rights tribunal overseeing violations in the Americas) has declared Honduras...
Chile Launches Latin America's First National Policy on Rural Youth via Indap
Chile has implemented Latin America's first National Policy on Rural Youth. The policy is led by Indap (Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario,...
NGO Denounces 86 Political Prisoners Held by Bukele in El Salvador
An NGO has denounced that Nayib Bukele (El Salvador's president) has 86 political prisoners in the country. The denunciation targets the Bukele...
Incra Includes 1,600 Quilombola Families from Maranhão in Brazil's National Agrarian Reform Program
The National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra, Brazil's federal agency responsible for land reform and titling) has included...
Peru's Ministry of Defense approves list of secret Armed Forces procurement contracts
The Ministry of Defense has approved the general list of procurements of goods, services, and works carried out by the Armed Forces. These...
President José María Balcázar holds meetings with mayors to unblock stalled works and accelerate priority projects
President of the republic José María Balcázar held a series of working meetings with mayors from various regions of the country. The meetings...
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