Americas – Page 12 – Prologue Journal

Trump Team Rebuffs Talks on Mass Deportations, Latin American Countries Say

New York Times Mexican officials and other leaders in the region have not been able to meet with the incoming administration about the president-elect’s migration and deportation plans. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/americas/trump-deportations-latin-america.html

Bolsonaro Hid at Hungary’s Embassy. Not For Asylum, He Says, Maybe Love.

New York Times Jair Bolsonaro and a Times reporter discussed the former Brazilian president’s two mysterious nights at the Hungarian embassy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-hungary-embassy.html

Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada’s Next Prime Minister

New York Times The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/canada/mark-carney-liberal-party-leader-campaign.html

A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door

New York Times Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/meteorite-debris-security-camera-canada.html

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Looks to Trump and the U.S. to Avoid Prison

New York Times The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, looks to the United States to shift his nation’s politics — and maybe keep him a free man. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-trump-us.html

As Trump Heads to White House, Bolsonaro May Be Headed to Jail. Why?

New York Times Three reasons help explain why the two politicians have faced such contrasting fates. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/americas/trump-bolsonaro-brazil.html

Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat

New York Times The government is preparing for the possibility that the incoming U.S. administration will impose high tariffs on Canadian goods, setting the close allies up for a showdown. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/canada/canada-trump-tariffs.html

How Mexico Cracked Down on Its Immigration Chief to Defuse a US Migrant Crisis

New York Times When border crossings grew out of control in 2023, the U.S. pressured Mexico to do something. Officials rebuked the immigration chief and stripped him of a key power, an investigation shows. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/americas/mexico-migrant-crisis-us.html

‘They Barricaded Everything’: Living Inside an Evacuation Zone

New York Times Anthony Herrera never evacuated his Altadena home during the Eaton fire last week, and said he was told by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department that if he leaves now, he can’t return. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000009923203/eaton-fire-altadena-residents.html

Peruvian Mummies’ Ancient Tattoos Come Under Laser Focus

New York Times With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/science/mummies-tattoos-laser-peru.html