Guilty in Guatemala

A round up of the week’s best LATAM journalism & commentary

5.12.2013 – 5.19.2013 Continue reading →



Guilty in Guatemala

A historic verdict in Guatemala: Genocidal general (The Economist)

Former Leader of Guatemala Is Guilty of Genocide Against Mayan Group (NYT)

Extractos del veredicto contra Efraín Ríos Montt (Prensa Libre, Guatemala)

Otto Pérez ve situación delicada por fallo por genocidio (La Prensa Libre, Guatemala)

La condena por genocidio a Ríos Montt reabre la división en Guatemala (El Pais)

La deuda de justicia de América Latina (El Pais)

…and elsewhere

From Jungle, Brazil Aims to Extend Its Reach (NYT)

Venezuelan president, accused of electoral fraud at home, finds backing abroad (WaPo)

Police testing in Mexico inspires little confidence (LAT)

USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders (LAT)

Brazilian will be the first Latin American to head the WTO (Miami Herald)

Fake nuns in Colombia hid coke under hats (Miami Herald)

The PRI’s long tail (The Economist)

Opposition Challenges Results In Over Five Thousand Ballot Boxes (The Devil’s Excrement)

More goons, please (Caracas Chronicles)

…and in Spanish

A la caza del dólar Messi (El Pais)

El movimiento “sigue vivo”: #YoSoy132 (La Jornada, Mexico)

Latinoamérica: democracia en retroceso (Semana, Colombia)

Venezuela atraviesa un “desabastecimiento agudo” de alimentos (La Nacion, Argentina)

Pastrana: “Sospecho que a Maduro el fraude no lo dejará gobernar” (El Universal, Venezuela)

Todos somos terroristas (El Universal, Venezuela)

Los Chavistas Wish You a Happy Mother’s Day