News of riots

Aftermath of January 8: Bringing Brazil's rioters to account

18-01-2023 13:44 Brazil has faced a herculean task in processing hundreds of people detained in the country's biggest once-off roundup of suspects following violent riots in the capital on January 8. More than 1,000 will likely face charges.

Turmoil in Brazil

Brazil capital's security boosted, 39 charged over uprising

17-01-2023 10:08 Authorities formally charge 39 people with crimes against the state as security deployment in Brasilia is ramped up.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Grande irmão

14-01-2023 06:58 Lula might have rallied a hostile Congress, the Supreme Court and most people behind him in outrage against last Sunday’s barbarous assault but nobody wins.

by Michael Soltys

EDITORIAL

Inclusive is also elusive

14-01-2023 06:49 The opinion polls in the immediate wake of last weekend’s invasion of the centres of all three branches of government in Brazil show a majority reject both the mob violence and its underlying denial of Lula’s election victory, but by underwhelming margins.

DOMESTIC REACTION

Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández

13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.

Turmoil in Brazil

Lula: Brasilia rioters likely had inside help from police, military

13-01-2023 01:09 Brazilian leader alleges that rioters who sacked the presidential palace, Supreme Court and Congress last weekend likely had assistance from Bolsonaro sympathisers; Lula orders “thorough review” of all staff as Brasilia ramps up security amid new protest threats.

Turmoil in Brazil

Disinformation fuelled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

12-01-2023 06:36 Far-right rioters who stormed Brasil's Congress January 8 in support of former president Jair Bolsonaro were partly mobilized by Internet disinformation suggesting irregularities and fraud in electric ballot boxes.

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Ecuador: a new nerve centre for global drug trade

24-11-2022 13:18 Geography and corruption among the main reasons that one of Latin America's smaller countries has evolved into a hotspot for transnational crime.

ECUADOR

At least 15 dead in Ecuadoran prison riots

04-10-2022 15:36 Tactical units sent to re-establish control following fatal clash between inmates and authorities.

Violence in Prisons

13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison

19-07-2022 16:11 Another bloody Ecuadorian prison fight claims lives, officials confirmed Monday.

Prison Riots

Ecuador's deadly prison riots show no sign of slowing

08-04-2022 16:05 The latest sordid massacre in Ecuador's interminable cycle of prison violence saw 20 inmates killed and some mutilated last Sunday at the El Turi penitentiary.