Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nine years in prison but is expected to appeal.
Advocates say U.S. border agents have been emboldened by anti-immigrant rhetoric.
The minimum wage is often increased, but the gain is quickly eaten away by inflation.
López, the nation’s most important political prisoner, is given house arrest.
Federal police describe the move as bureaucratic reshuffling, but critics see it as an attempt to undermine the probe.
John F. Kelly defended policies including one targeting people who pay to have their children smuggled into the United States.
The South American country seems determined to make legal weed as boring as possible.
As pro-Maduro assailants stormed the building, they apparently faced little or no resistance from security guards.
The shootout in Chihuahua comes amid rising violence nationwide.
Some suspect the brazen swoop over the Supreme Court building was cooked up by the government as a pretext for more crackdowns.
Thousands of protesters have been arrested recently, and many allege mistreatment.
As firms implode, many of those hit by mass layoffs are having trouble finding new jobs.
Supporters of the late president are turning against his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada must chart its own course.
Constant street fights have added new urgency to the political crisis, forcing people to choose sides or get out of the way.
