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Ruling Restores Right of Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva to Challenge Bolsonaro in 2022
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during an event titled: "Dialogue about inequality with global unions and general public" at the Geneva Press Club on March 6, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Londoners protest against U.S. and international meddling in Venezuelan affairs on January 28, 2019. (Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
"How about a new Good Neighbor Policy on non-interference?" asked CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin.
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Massive Protests in Peru Against 'Legislative Coup' That Ousted President Martín Vizcarra
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Demonstrators hold signs saying "Merino is not my president" during a protest against newly appointed interim president Manuel Merino on November 12, 2020 in Lima, Peru. Merino, who was head of National Congress, replaced President Martín Vizcarra after he was ousted by lawmakers over allegations of corruption. (Photo: Renzo Salazar/Getty Images)
"All of Peru is fired up, we're all very angry," said one protester.
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'Let This Echo Around the World': Nearly 50 Years After US-Backed Coup, Chile Votes to Rewrite Pinochet Era Constitution
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Citizens in favor of rewriting the Chilean constitution celebrate while awaiting the official results of the referendum at Plaza Italia Square in Santiago, Chile on October 25, 2020. (Photo: Alejandro Olivares/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
"This historic day belongs to those who have struggled for decades, to those...
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An indigenous woman signs after casting her vote at a polling station in Huarina, Bolivia, on October 18, 2020 during the country's general election. - Landlocked Bolivia elects a new president on Sunday after a 2019 poll was annulled and follow-up elections postponed twice amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Nearly One Year After 2019 'Right-Wing Coup,' Bolivians Head to the Polls for National Elections
Supporters of ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales face off against state security forces in Sacaba, Chapare province, on November 15, 2019. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Sanders Leads 30 Democrats in Call for OAS to Avoid Prolonging 'Crisis of Democracy and Human Rights' in Bolivia
A Honduran migrant recently released from federal detention boards a bus while carrying his two-year-old daughter at a bus depot on June 11, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.
Urging 'New Good Neighbor Policy,' 100 Groups Demand Biden End US Destructive Imperialist Approach to Latin America
Venezuela said it would deploy naval vessels like these frigates—here on a 2019 exercise—to welcome Iranian tankers bringing much needed gasoline. (Photo: Zurimar Campos/ Venezuelan Presidency/AFP/File)
"We're Ready for Whatever, Whenever,' Says Maduro as Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats
A Bolivian indigenous woman, supporter of Bolivian ousted president Evo Morales, holds a Wiphala flag—representing native peoples—during a protest against the interim government in La Paz on November 15, 2019.
'The OAS Has a Lot to Answer For': New Study Disputes Key Claim That Paved Way for Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia
Teresa Bo, a senior correspondent for Al-Jazeera was sprayed directly in the face—clearly "on purpose," she says—while covering anti-coup demonstrators in the city of La Paz, Bolivia on Friday, November 15, 2019. (Photo: Al-Jazeera/Screenshot)
Police in Bolivia Pepper Spray Journalist 'On Purpose' During Live Coverage of Anti-Coup Protests
To Create 'Welcoming and Safe Nation for All,' Sanders Immigration Plan Would End Family Separations, Break Up ICE, and Tackle Root Causes
In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
In Venezuela, Trump Administration Content to Support a Military Coup But Not Nation's Refugees
embassy standoff
Peace Activists Arrested While Trying to Deliver Food and Medicine to Blockaded DC Venezuelan Embassy
Biden Sides With Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo in Backing Coup Effort in Venezuela
With the backing of the Trump administration, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself "interim president" earlier this year.
Attendees of Secret Meeting for 'US Military Assault' on Venezuela Revealed

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