BRAZIL
Corruption in Brazil
Worth the wait
The supreme court makes graft riskier
CHILE
Chile’s economic statistics
For richer—or poorer
Re-crunching the numbers—whatever they might be
COLOMBIA
Uribe Outbursts Act As Misguided Obstacles to Colombian Peace Talks
CUBA
Journalists reporting on Lignano murder arrested in Cuba (h/t GoV)
“That *!&^*%$#@! blockade…” (or why the Castro dynasty loves people-to-people exchanges)
ECUADOR
VIDEO starts immediately: Rescued tourists describe Ecuador kidnap ordeal
A British and Australian tourist kidnapped in Ecuador while visiting a remote nature reserve in the Amazon jungle speak following their rescue by Ecuadorean authorities on Saturday.
GUATEMALA
Asylum Granted to Guatemalan Massacre Survivor
GUYANA
Sunday Reminisces: Dinner and Guns at the Whorehouse with my Wife
Univision: The untold story of what ‘Fast and Furious’ wrought in Mexico
Sunday evening, Univision airs an investigative report on how the botched ‘Fast and Furious’ program resulted in a deadly toll in Mexico when US authorities allowed guns to ‘walk’ across the border. Instapundit,
I don’t think this operation was “botched” or “deeply flawed.” I think it worked as planned, except for the part about being caught. Still, even if you aren’t troubled by the too-close nexus with the Administration’s preferred gun-control narrative, there’s this: “In order to reach the target of the operation, which was identifying the drug traffickers who were using the guns, [ATF agents] were waiting for the guns to be used. And how are guns used in Mexico? Killing people. I talked to an ATF agent who said there was no other way to explain it.”
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Ex-Senator Jorge de Castro Font Pleads Guilty to 93 Charges
Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty in drug dealer case
Puerto Rico First Lady Luce Fortuño to stump for Romney along I-4 in Florida.
VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Elections: sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words
Venezuelan Bond Soar On Higher Probability Of A Capriles Victory
Chávez accused of election dirty tricks
A Thug’s Comeuppance? Hugo Loses The Lead
Video in Spanish of yesterday’s Capriles rally (via Carlos); slide show here [VIDEO MOVED TO BELOW THE FOLD SINCE IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY]
The biggest electoral march / rally / event in the history of the Americas
Venezuelan youth could decide if Chavez remains in power; IMO it’s going to take a lot more than the youth vote.
As Venezuelan Vote Looms, Skeptics Anticipate Last-Moment Chávez Victory
The week’s posts & podcast:
Fast & Furious on @Univision
Tonight on @Univision: Fast and Furious
A week from the election, Putin send Chavez “Stalin’s dog”
Brazil: Google chief detained, Court Bans Anti-Islam Video
Venezuela: Yet another fire at a refinery