UN rights body seeks independent inquiry into Rio police raid that left 25 deadOne policeman among those killed in operation targeting drug gangFri May 07 2021 - 17:13
Covid-19: Latin America endures another waveArgentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia among countries reporting increases in new infectionsFri Apr 30 2021 - 17:39
Politician’s fighback after sex assault shows change under way in BrazilSão Paulo Letter: Incident was filmed by cameras covering the legislative assemblyTue Apr 13 2021 - 20:15
Peru’s crowded presidential race brings little hope for changeWhile voters say they are fed up with years of corruption and political turmoil, and many plan to spoil their ballots, there is no clear frontrunner among the 18 candidatesFri Apr 09 2021 - 16:42
Bolsonaro refuses to address record daily total of Covid deaths in BrazilPresident remains fiercely opposed to stricter measures to tackle a growing crisisWed Apr 07 2021 - 17:25
Brazil’s death toll drops after weeks of spiralling Covid casesPublic health experts warn it is too early to say if country’s infection rate is plateauingMon Apr 05 2021 - 18:32
Brazil’s military-civilian alliance in crisis as Bolsonaro crosses a lineDefence minister’s sacking was followed by the heads of the three branches of the armed forcesFri Apr 02 2021 - 20:00
Brazilian military chiefs to be replaced after Bolsonaro sacks defence ministerMove exposes deep tensions between president and the military’s high command over his efforts to align it with his far-right agendaTue Mar 30 2021 - 19:14
Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll passes 300,000 amid ‘humanitarian crisis’Country records more than 3,000 daily deaths for first time as health system bucklesWed Mar 24 2021 - 16:35
Bolsonaro names fourth Brazilian health minister of Covid-19 pandemicAnti-lockdown and pro-chloroquine Marcelo Queiroga takes portfolio amid fatalities surgeTue Mar 16 2021 - 17:19
Divided Brazil faces another dysfunctional presidential contestFormer president Lula, whose conviction has been annulled, set to run against BolsonaroFri Mar 12 2021 - 17:45
Brazil: Ex-president Lula’s corruption convictions annulledLeft-wing leader now free to challenge Bolsonaro in 2022 presidential raceTue Mar 09 2021 - 13:56
Bolsonaro’s policy could lead to more guns ending up in criminals’ handsSão Paulo Letter: Is Brazil’s president concerned with protection or political leverage?Mon Mar 08 2021 - 18:18
Covid-19: Brazil warned to brace for worst month of pandemicCountry recorded 30,484 deaths last month as health officials demand tighter restrictionsTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:54
Bolsonaro scores victory in bid to stave off impeachmentBrazilian president helps ally to win influencial leadership position in congressTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:51
Bolsonaro nears big political win just as calls for impeachment growBrazilian president’s allies close in on key roles in Congress as coronavirus criticism mountsSun Jan 31 2021 - 17:26
Bolsonaro forced to bring forward Brazil’s national vaccination campaignDoubts over the country’s capacity to produce enough doses to bring the pandemic under control in the medium termMon Jan 18 2021 - 17:39
Bolsonaro eyes Trump gameplan for undermining Brazil’s electionsSão Paulo Letter: Both leaders see themselves as battling entrenched establishments that seek to thwart their goalsTue Jan 12 2021 - 20:00
Argentina on the cusp of legalising abortion, a rarity in Latin AmericaIt is estimated that up to half a million illegal abortions take place in the country each yearSun Dec 27 2020 - 19:00
Latin America faces major hurdles in Covid vaccine roll-outHome to 8% of world’s population the region accounts for 30% of all deaths from Covid-19Sat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Rio mayor arrested on corruption charges before leaving officeJudge who authorised Marcello Crivella’s arrest says the mayor is a risk to ‘public order’Tue Dec 22 2020 - 16:36
Bolsonaro looks to be working against a vaccination programme for selfish reasonsSão Paulo Letter: As global demand grows for vaccines, Brazil risks being at the back of the queueSun Dec 13 2020 - 15:25
Venezuela’s national assembly retaken by chavista regimeNicolás Maduro claims ‘great victory’ in poll generally boycotted and not recognisedMon Dec 07 2020 - 16:39
Bolsonaro suffers in local elections as Brazil’s voters return to centreBrazil’s local elections are an important leading indicator for general electionsMon Nov 30 2020 - 15:57
Venezuela’s authoritarian regime confident of victory in pollsMaduro targets win in election deemed by rival a ‘farce’ and by EU not ‘free and fair’Sun Nov 29 2020 - 16:41
Maradooo! A preternaturally gifted artist and a rebel outsiderDiego Maradona understood football was first and foremost about the people’s passionSat Nov 28 2020 - 07:00
Lula’s return shows challenges faced by Brazil’s left in taking fight to BolsonaroWorkers’ Party risks alienating potential allies by insisting on centrality of ex-presidentFri Nov 27 2020 - 21:00
Blow for Bolsonaro as candidates he backed fare badlyBrazilian president’s power under attack as traditional right and centre-right to foreMon Nov 16 2020 - 16:38
Brazil’s local elections are set to test Bolsonaro’s appealBrazilian president has endorsed a number of candidates who are struggling in the pollsThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:30
Covid-19: Bolsonaro caught up in ‘vaccine war’ with Brazil’s institutionsPresident orders health minister to abandon plans to purchase a Chinese vaccineTue Nov 03 2020 - 15:45
Chile votes to rewrite constitution, sparking mass celebrations78 per cent of people back a new charter to replace one imposed in Pinochet eraMon Oct 26 2020 - 17:31
Crisis consumes Chile ahead of vote on replacing constitutionFurther unrest as protesters say they are living in a two-tier societyWed Oct 21 2020 - 19:00
Bolivia’s MAS set for return to power a year after annulled electionPresidential candidate significantly increases party’s vote share with leader still in exileMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:45
Cash found ‘between buttocks’ of Bolsonaro ally in police raidBrazilian senator Chico Rodrigues found hiding money by police investigating corruptionThu Oct 15 2020 - 16:35
Renewed unrest in deeply divided Bolivia in advance of presidential electionParty of exiled former president Morales confident of outright victory in first round for its candidate Luis ArceFri Oct 09 2020 - 15:59
Latin America fears another ‘lost decade’ as pandemic ravages regionVolatile politics, uneven healthcare and inequality enable coronavirus to wreak havocWed Sept 23 2020 - 19:38
Bolsonaro embroiled in abortion row over 10-year-old rape victimGirl became pregnant after years of abuse at the hands of her aunt’s partner, a drug dealerTue Sept 15 2020 - 15:17
Brazil’s Bolsonaro buys ratings amid awful pandemic performanceSão Paulo Letter: President gains in popularity among the poor with social paymentsThu Aug 27 2020 - 16:26
Brazil’s vice-president defends Bolsonaro’s response to Covid-19President criticised for ‘gross negligence’ in handling crisis, as deaths approach 100,000Mon Aug 03 2020 - 19:02
Deforestation of Amazon continues to soar under BolsonaroSão Paulo Letter: Jungle destruction prompts global pressure but makes little impactMon Jul 27 2020 - 16:04
Brazil’s health ministry failed to use emergency Covid-19 funds – reportFederal auditors highlight chaos at heart of Jair Bolsonaro’s administration and its response to the crisisWed Jul 22 2020 - 18:36
Brazilian military takeover of health ministry proves a risky businessArmy high command growing increasingly uneasy at its association with BolsonaroFri Jul 17 2020 - 16:15
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19Right-wing leader has sought to minimise threat posed by coronavirus, comparing it to ‘mild flu’Tue Jul 07 2020 - 17:16
The Bolsonaro administration’s ticking time-bombBrazil’s mounting Covid-19 death toll is not the president’s biggest problemSat Jul 04 2020 - 07:00
Coronavirus: Fears grow in Brazil that full scale of crisis remains hiddenRights groups warn of ‘catastrophe of worrying proportions’ in prisons due to virus spreadThu Jun 25 2020 - 18:37
Jair Bolsonaro under pressure as son’s former aide arrestedBrazilian president appears dejected as judicial siege tightens around administrationFri Jun 19 2020 - 17:04
Bolsonaro makes power grab on federal university systemBrazil’s congress plans to block president’s move to use Covid-19 crisis to control collegesThu Jun 11 2020 - 18:56
Coronavirus: Packed Brazilian jails lead to fears of calamityRelatives of prisoners fearful loved ones will catch virus in chronically overcrowded jailsTue May 19 2020 - 19:00
Coronavirus: Brazil’s political chaos deepens as death toll soarsBolsonaro says he will scrap cabinet meetings over leaked video as infections accelerateWed May 13 2020 - 18:15
Latin America’s uneven response to coronavirus tells a talePandemic bearing down on region that spent 2019 racked by political crises and social unrestMon May 11 2020 - 16:07
