Sweeping political reform, increased investments in public transport, and expanded healthcare services are part of Dilma Rousseff’s five-point plan.
Legislation signed by President Rafael Correa on June 21 establishes new rules that could be used to censor the press.
The continued demonstrations reflect broad popular concern with the need for improving social equality.
Granting asylum to Edward Snowden could hit hard Ecuador’s economy as trade relations with the U.S. may be impaired, suggests AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Brazilians have taken to the streets to rally against a variety of issues, including corruption. Meanwhile, legislators will vote on a bill to take investigative powers away from public prosecutors’ offices.
The project allows a Hong Kong-based company to build a waterway three times the length of the Panama Canal.
