Bolsonaro, Haddad to face off in second round of Brazilian elections on October 28
The extreme right-wing Bolsonaro won the maximum number of votes in the first round of presidential polls held on Sunday but failed to bag the 50% needed to win outright
Thousands of Chileans gather once again to say ‘No’ to fascism
In the referendum of 1988, 56% of Chileans had voted ‘against the continuation of the dictator Augusto Pinochet’s rule, forcing him to step down two years later
? Brazil Elections 2018: As it happens
Polling began in Brazil at 9 am on October 7 in one of the most significant elections in recent times.
35 unionists put on trial again in Greece for 2013 protest
They had earlier too been prosecuted for protesting in front of the labor ministry but were acquitted during the rule of the earlier government
Bolivia vows to pursue claim to access to the sea after court rejects demand
President Evo Morales said he would write to the UN after the International Court of Justice ruled that Chile had no obligation to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean for Bolivia
Costa Rican strike reaches its third week
The national indefinite strike is against tax hikes and spending cuts proposed by President Carlos Alvarado.
Workers in Argentina mobilize against Macri government’s neoliberal policies
A number of trade unions called for 36-hour strikes to denounce the IMF agreement and the anti-worker and anti-people policies of the government
Venezuelans repudiate Luis Almagro’s threat of military action against Maduro
The president of Bolivia Evo Morales, the ALBA-TCP and even many member states of the Lima Group rejected the statement by the secretary general of the OAS that force should not be ruled out to depose the government