ARGENTINA
Argentine Death Spiral Watch
Argentine leader defies her critics
Ghana court refuses to free Argentine warship Libertad
A Ghanaian court has refused to free an Argentine warship seized in a debt dispute involving the South American nation’s creditors. At The Economist, Argentina’s debt default
Caught napping
Hold-out creditors seize an Argentine ship in Ghana. WSJ: Chasing Deadbeat Argentina
A U.S. investor tries to get its money back from Buenos Aires.
BRAZIL
Barbosa made first black head of Brazil’s Supreme Court
Massive Corruption Scandal Is Victory for Brazilian Courts, via Instapundit.
Brazilian politics
Local action
Voters ignore the Workers’ Party’s troubles
Shots fired as police swoop 10 minutes before 100 followers of Brazilian doomsday cult were due to commit mass suicide over end of the world
Authorities believed the group were preparing to drink soup laced with poison
They had barricaded themselves inside house after leader convinced them apocalypse would happen at 8pm yesterday
Luis Pereira dos Santos held as ‘toxic’ fruit tub is found… he claimed angel told him when the world would end
Police removed 19 children after ‘credible’ information about suicide pact (h/t GoV)
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Is Cayman committing economic suicide? (H/T Instapundit)
COLOMBIA
Colombia’s Military to Play Crucial Role in Peace Talks
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Dominicans march against proposed tax hikes
ECUADOR
High Court Rejects Chevron Challenge in Ecuador Case
ENERGY
Which Biofuels Hold the Most Promise for the Future – Interview with Jim Lane, along with US Imports from Venezuela of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products, from K.
LATIN AMERICA
Gini back in the bottle
An unequal continent is becoming less so
NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan businessman sentenced to 30 years on drug charges
PANAMA
Message for US Citizens – US Ambassador to hold Town Hall in Panama City
PERU
Journalist working for human rights commission in Peru is threatened and extorted
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico drops plan to build natural gas pipeline that was opposed by many islanders
VENEZUELA
Hugo Chávez accused of spying on rival in runup to presidential election
Impacts of the Venezuelan Crude Oil Production Loss
Chavez’s Win Proves ‘Elected Autocrat’ Isn’t an Oxymoron
Chávez Taps His Possible Successor
The Devil, The Future, The Past and The Present
Otto Reich: What Happened in Venezuela?
NORIEGA: Chavez victory may be short-lived
Democratic base motivated against ailing dictator
Jaime Bayly’s take (in Spanish),
The week’s posts and podcast,
Sin Zeta*
Podcast: Silvio Canto‘s
