Last week in South America, demonstration activity spiked in Brazil following the election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro on 30 October, with Bolsonaro supporters setting up roadblocks on hundreds of major highways across the country across several days.…
Last week in South America, disagreement over the timing of the national census in Bolivia sparked nationwide demonstrations and outbreaks of violence. In Peru, an Indigenous group took three state-owned Petroperú workers and a civilian hostage.…
Last week in South America, election-related violence continued in Brazil, while university students, teachers, and administrative staff protested education budget cuts. Peronists in Argentina gathered to celebrate Peronist Loyalty Day on 17 October.…
Last week in South America, Indigenous people in Chile and Argentina staged demonstrations to demand the release of Mapuche political prisoners on 11 October, coinciding with the anniversary of the arrival of European colonizers to the American continent.…
Antagonism between Bolsonaro’s administration and the opposition has fueled increased electoral violence, which continues to pose a threat ahead of the presidential runoff.
Last week in South America, in Peru, voters headed to the polls for regional and municipal elections, with conservative Rafael López Aliaga winning Lima’s mayoral elections. Likewise, political violence increased in Brazil as voters participated in the first round of presidential elections.…
Last week in South America, anti-government demonstrations were held in Colombia less than two months after President Gustavo Petro took office. Meanwhile, land occupations by Indigenous groups led to violent clashes with sugarcane farmers in the Cauca department.…
Last week in South America, military forces in Colombia engaged in armed clashes with different armed groups across the country. In Brazil, the Red Command (CV) engaged in clashes with police militias for several days in Rio de Janeiro, including intense shoot-outs in the North Zone of the city.…
Last week in South America, violence erupted during demonstrations in Chile marking the 49th anniversary of the 1973 coup d’état on 11 September. In Brazil, acts of violence targeting Indigenous people occurred in Bahia and Mato Grosso do Sul states, fueling protests throughout the country.…
Over the past month in South America, Argentinian Vice President Cristina Kirchner escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt in front of her house in Buenos Aires. In Colombia, social leaders and members of vulnerable groups, especially Indigenous communities, continued to be targeted and killed by armed groups.…
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