Patrick Hernandez

Senior LatAm Analyst & Product Mgr @SayariLabs // Extremely into Latin America, open data, and heavy metal. Tweeting in a personal capacity.

[Patrick Hernandez @PatrickHndz]

This is an awesome opportunity to work for one of the most insightful LatAm analysts in the space (and a great boss)! #latam #politicalrisk https://t.co/7ONQ6lFAk8

[Parker Asmann @PJAsmann]

#Ecuador court convicts fmr Pres. Rafael Correa -now residing in Belgium- on corruption charges, sentencing him to 8 years in prison & banning him from politics for 25 years. He + others were accused of taking ~$8 million in bribes from 2012-2016 in exchange for public contracts.

[Brian Winter @BrazilBrian]

Viral tweet in Brazil:

“The US saving the world from a lethal virus is just in the movies. In real life, they lose control of the disease and loot the import shipments of PPEs from other countries.”

[Jim Shultz @jimshultz]

#Bolivia Jim Shultz, the founder of the Bolivia-focused Democracy Centre, said the “shadow of illegitimacy” hung over the 2019 election “from the start because of the unconstitutional manipulations by Evo Morales to try to serve in office for 20 years”. https://t.co/mHJghpHCTz

[Megan Janetsky @meganjanetsky]

I’m on the Colombian coast with ex-guerrilla Guillermo Torres, “the singer of the #FARC.” He’s among a small group of ex-FARC popularly elected in Colombia’s recent local elections, making history. Full story soon. For now, some vallenato:

[WOLA @WOLA_org]

.@OEA_MACCIH was set up to fight corruption in #Honduras.

Since 2016, it's spurred major reforms in the country.

But as our report with @UNAHoficial @Iudpas found, the Honduran Congress has been a major obstacle.

#InternationalAntiCorruptionDay

https://t.co/LD7eddN810

[El Comercio @elcomerciocom]

Bolsonaro afirma que 'China es cada vez más parte del futuro de Brasil' https://t.co/WkJXaSbiW4

[Patrick Hernandez @PatrickHndz]

This is a good take.

[Lambgoat @lambgoat]

Honestly never thought I’d see Morbid Angel or Obituary on Jeopardy, but tonight they were 🤘

[SinEmbargo @SinEmbargoMX]

Evo Morales deja la Presidencia de Bolivia después de casi 14 años. Ejército y policía se lo exigieron a causa de la crisis política y social que se vive en el país desde las elecciones generales del pasado 20 de octubre https://t.co/5laS7zKwOB

[boz @bloggingsbyboz]

10AM EDT: Boz sends out newsletter warning APEC will be particularly violent given protests in Chile.

10:13AM EDT: President Piñera cancels APEC hosting due to ongoing protests.

[Reuters Venezuela @ReutersVzla]

.@USTreasury temporarily blocks creditor seizure of refiner @CITGO https://t.co/szVUdB4LZ2

[EL TIEMPO @ELTIEMPO]

Militares piden al Gobierno su propia agencia de reincorporación ►https://t.co/m2kpfNd3Mk

[Notimex @Notimex]

Confirma el secretario de Protección Ciudadana @AlfonsoDurazo la detención fortuita de Ovidio Guzmán López, hijo de Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, en Culiacán, Sinaloa, este jueves.

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[EL TIEMPO @ELTIEMPO]

ONG explica aportes a familia de testigo en contra de Uribe ► https://t.co/sAHMNiiP0Q

[boz @bloggingsbyboz]

Latin America Risk Report newsletter quoted in the @WSJ this morning.

https://t.co/pRrBLFbCEU

[Southern management LLC. @MasterL03gan]

Juan Orlando tratando de desmentir medios internacionales

[LatAm Journalism Review @LatAmJournal1]

Nicaraguan editorial group closes El Nuevo Diario and two other newspapers due to economic difficulties https://t.co/Q5u2g0DX13

[Portafolio @Portafolioco]

Colombia niega supuesto espionaje a Venezuela https://t.co/wjz2fZ94yM