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With recent headlines dominated by tragedy in Syria, you may have missed out on some other recent headlines from around the globe. Too much news, not enough time – we get it.
So today The Conversation Global is putting Latin America in the spotlight. In this week’s stories from the region, Miriam Krenzinger wrote from the front lines about Rio de Janeiro’s alarmingly lethal police violence. We also brought you coverage of the fire at a state-run shelter that killed over 40 Guatemalan girls in March; asked what Argentinean Catholics think about the pope; and examined how race, gender and class dynamics
will impact Colombia’s FARC guerrillas as they reintegrate into society.
Please enjoy.
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Frequent police brutality has undermined the trust of residents of Rio de Janeiro’s Maré favela in law enforcement.
Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Miriam Krenzinger, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Residents of the Maré neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro are eight times more likely to be killed by police than other Brazilians. Most victims are young and black.
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Politics + Society
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Verónica Giménez Béliveau, University of Buenos Aires
The Pope hasn't actually opened the door for married priests. But in rethinking celibacy, he has shown his mastery of the art of containing people without actually making big changes to the Church.
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Camille Boutron, Universidad de los Andes
Colombia's FARC guerrillas are in the midst of a profound transformation. Do all members share the same vision for – and opportunities within – the group's political future?
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Ariadna Estévez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Who is responsible when 43 girls burn to death in a state-run children's home?
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