Women rise in Latin American economic and political arenas, ALBA leaders reject military intervention in Libya, and President Piñera talks poverty reduction. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

The Sandinista Party nominates Daniel Ortega as a presidential candidate again, the Mexican Senate approves immigration reform, and a Haitian candidate’s automated phone calls spark a false terror scare. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

The Senate debates Latin America policy, Arizona considers requiring students to prove immigration status, and Venezuelan protesters end hunger strike. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

Rio gets its first female police chief, Yale agrees to send Machu Picchu relics home, and Havana unblocks a prominent Cuban blog. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

U.S. legislators make a push for Colombia and Panama FTA approval, Cuba threatens 20-year sentence for jailed U.S. contractor, and Rio’s Sambadrome catches fire. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

Haiti could give exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide a passport, Dilma Rousseff pays a visit to Argentina, and Brazil’s finance minister takes issue with an IMF report. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

President Obama announces travel plans to Latin America, Haiti’s governing-party candidate faces pressure to drop out of presidential race, and Peru joins the list of South American countries that recognize a Palestinian state. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.