News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 21, 2019: Here are the top stories making news from across Latin America for the week-ending June 21, 2019:
A Post report claims a frustrated Donald Trump ‘Chewed Out’ Staff For Failed Venezuela Coup and thought His Officials ‘Got Played.’
Human Rights Watch has accused Nicaragua of torture against protesters and is calling for sanctions.
There is serious risk from crime in Venezuela which remained one of the deadliest and most violent countries in the world in 2018, a new US crime report says.
Mexico’s Senate this week passed the USMCA, making it the first country to ratify the new North American trade pact.
Ecuador is defending its decision to allow U.S. anti-drug overflights to land in the Galapagos islands.
Some Guatemalan officials and analysts have grave concerns about a possible “safe third country” agreement being negotiated with the U.S.
Argentina’s economy is falling apart, contracting 5.8 percent during the first quarter of 2019.
Former First Lady Sandra Torres has taken the lead in the first round of Guatemala’s presidential elections as they head to a run-off in August.
Brazil is the lone south american team that will advance in the women’s 2019 FIFA World Cup.
And El Salvador faces Jamaica and honduras takes on Curacao in the gold cup 2019 match ups in houston tonight, June 21.
