Titulares de las Americas

It’s been a while since we took a look at what the Latin American press had to say, so why not check out a few articles?

• The Catholic Church cannot forget the “shadows that accompanied evangelization throughout the continent” said Pope Benedict XVI as he tried to clarify comments made against indigenous cultures during his visit to Brazil.
• Ecuador’s economy minister confessed to secretly taping a meeting with himself and an ex-minister that showed them allegedly trying to rig the bond market.
• The former head of Colombia’s lead intelligence agency claimed that they have a book describing ties between politicians and leftist guerillas.
• Gasoline prices reached a record high in Jamaica, while a poll showed that the public has little faith in politicians to tackle crime.
• Approximately 200 Brazilian soldiers have been mobilized to clear roads blockaded by land reform activists.
• The Peruvian Supreme Court would respect Chile’s judicial findings over exiled former president Alberto Fujimori. Perhaps they should not be so trusting since a report by Transparency International found that corruption is pervasive in Latin American judicial systems.
• Bolivian president Evo Morales strongly criticized the country’s press by calling them his “main adversary.”
• “It would be an outstanding move if she were a (presidential) candidate” declared Argentine president Nestor Kirchner about his wife, Cristina.
• Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration are analyzing samples of possibly toxic toothpaste exported from China and sold in the Dominican Republic and Panama.
• Chilean environmentalist Douglas Tompkins warned of a “mini-Transantiago” that could occur if the government goes through with plans to build a road through Pumalin National Park.

Sources (Spanish)- Jornada, Hoy, El Tiempo, La Republica, Diario Color ABC Digital, Hoy Bolivia, La Nacion, Listin Diario, La Tercera

Sources (English)- Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Gleaner

Sources (Portuguese)- Folha da Sao Paulo

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