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Weekly Report - 22 November 2005
BRAZIL: Lula says he'll run - then quickly recants
For a very brief spell last week it seemed that president Lula da Silva and the ruling Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) had decided to go on the offensive, turning the tables on those who continue to press with accusations of corruption. A manoeuvre in the senate aborted the extension of a potentially fatal investigation, the expulsion from congress of one of Lula's chief accusers was requested, Finance Minister Antônio Palocci sought a safe venue to reply to his accusers, and Lula broadcast his intention to stand for reelection.
- The US claims that its War on Drugs is beginning to show measurable success
- COLOMBIA: Uribe seeks accommodation on several fronts
- PERU: Ollanta Humala starts producing surprises
- BOLIVIA: Hydrocarbons law returns to the forefront
- Tracking Trends
- BRAZIL: Lula says he'll run - then quickly recants
- CHILE: Second poll shows Bachelet weakening
- Tracking Trends
- MEXICO: It is now a tight three-sided contest
- MEXICO: Madrazo moves to purge PRI of dissenters
- MEXICO-US: Bill proposes fence along the whole border
- Tracking Trends
- GUATEMALA: Anti-drugs chief lured to arrest in the US
- HAITI: Latortue sets date, CEP contradicts him
- HONDURAS: Lobo surges ahead in last stretch
- CUBA: Castro launches 'cultural revolution'
- Tracking Trends
- The latest data
- REGION: South America leads the world in deforestation
- Quotes of the week