How the killing of beloved Brazil street dog Orelha exposed deep societal scars
As street dog’s death sparks protests, Brazilians see not just cruelty but familiar shadow of system protecting the well‑connected
Lula’s last lap: Brazil enters a fraught election year
A supreme court corruption scandal and the Bolsonaro family’s return to the ballot threaten to derail hopes of political stability as Lula seeks a fourth term
Inside the Caracas military base: ‘The windows rattled, the power went. I just thought: Explosions. War. We’re being invaded’
Venezuelans living near the epicentre of US forces’ assault on the biggest military base in Caracas tell of their ‘terrifying’ experience
Trump ‘cancels’ plans for second wave of attacks on Venezuela
US president shifts tone on interim government in favour of more conciliatory approach to opposition
Venezuelan opposition leader to return ‘as soon as possible’ to contest fresh elections
María Corina Machado says country’s new interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has been ‘rejected by the Venezuelan people’
‘I am a decent man. I am still president of my country,’ Nicolás Maduro tells US judge
Ousted Venezuelan dictator and wife plead not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism
Who is the woman backed by Trump to lead Venezuela?
Delcy Rodríguez is familiar to the US from her time as economy minister negotiating with oil companies
The capture of Maduro in Venezuela is an act of naked self-interest by ‘el imperio yanqui’
Donald Trump says Delcy Rodríguez is now in charge of Venezuela. She has rejected this claim
Man believed to be linked to Daniel Aruebose case is arrested in Brazil
Arrest of man, who is expected to be deported to Ireland, comes days after woman was arrested by gardaí in Dublin
Who is Jose Antonio Kast, Chile’s next president and Pinochet admirer?
Kast, whose father was a Nazi, is a veteran right-wing politician and has pledged crackdowns on crime and migration
Why is Latin America shifting hard right?
Chile looks set to elect its most right-wing president since Pinochet on Sunday, reflecting a broader regional swing away from leftist governments
What’s behind Trump’s power play in the Caribbean?
As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century
Argentina’s Javier Milei defies crises and opinion polls to win midterm elections
Trump had conditioned his support for Argentina’s battered currency on a victory for his libertarian ally
Bolsonaro jailing marks end to Brazil’s notorious leniency with military men
Far-right former president convicted of attempted coup, as Brazilians wait nervously for Trump’s response
Polls and scandal blunt Javier Milei’s right-wing ‘chainsaw revolution’ in Argentina
Libertarian’s approval rating was high as he brought runaway inflation to heel, with the cost of a punishing recession