When talking about economic growth Latin America is one of the first regions mentioned. Very high rates of growth, dynamism, booming exports, the region went thorough 2008 global crisis nearly unscathed. As never before, money from all over the World is pouring down in the region and the way to development seems to be nearer than before..
But suddenly the other Latin America appears, the region of violent conflicts, social gap, clashes.
In the last few days we saw terrible...
more »When talking about economic growth Latin America is one of the first regions mentioned. Very high rates of growth, dynamism, booming exports, the region went thorough 2008 global crisis nearly unscathed. As never before, money from all over the World is pouring down in the region and the way to development seems to be nearer than before..
But suddenly the other Latin America appears, the region of violent conflicts, social gap, clashes.
In the last few days we saw terrible scenes from 3 different countries : the war against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro slums, a prison riots and fire with 81 inmates killed in Santiago de Chile, and an absurd 2-days-long clash of poor against poorer people in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While Martin Barzilai and Geronimo Molina of our partner Sub Coop witness the violent clashes in Buenos Aires, Lorenzo Moscia in Chile have been at the prison set on fire and Renzo Gostoli in Rio have seen the war of army soldiers against drug lords.
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