Brazil’s highest court now mired in unfolding political crisisBehaviour of former judge, now minister for justice, and prosecutors called into questionThu Jun 13 2019 - 19:09
Brazil’s crusading anti-graft minister caught in eye of political stormRevelations emerge about Bolsonaro favourite Sérgio Moro’s role in Car Wash inquiryTue Jun 11 2019 - 18:35
Brazilian minister’s move against education protests causes outcryWeintraub urges public to denounce students and teachers ‘stimulating’ demonstrationsFri May 31 2019 - 18:34
At least 55 killed in latest outbreak of gang violence in Brazil’s prisonsMost of the dead apparently strangled in their cells on Sunday and MondayTue May 28 2019 - 18:30
Brazil’s political crisis deepens after Bolsonaro supporters protestPresident stokes stand-off with Congress after strong turnout for Sunday’s marchesMon May 27 2019 - 15:59
Bolsonaro’s dysfunctional presidency may be nearing endgameBrazil leader has only himself to blame for open chatter about possible impeachmentWed May 22 2019 - 01:00
Bolsonaro’s ‘imbeciles’ comment fuels protest at education cutsCuts to Brazil universities for promotion of ‘messing about’ instead of academic issuesThu May 16 2019 - 19:03
Guaidó vows to defy crackdown after deputy detainedEdgar Zambrano towed away in his car as Venezuelan regime tries to quell uprisingThu May 09 2019 - 20:05
No end in sight to Venezuelan crisis despite daily upheavalTrump administration’s hawkish stance and Russian reaction ratchet up political pressureThu May 02 2019 - 21:33
Venezuela: Uprising failure will be of limited relief to MaduroRegime has faced down the latest challenge to its authority but there are likely to be moreWed May 01 2019 - 20:35
Resolution to Venezuela’s endless political crisis lies in the militaryGuaidó’s appearance with soldiers sparks mass mobilisation of opposition supportersTue Apr 30 2019 - 20:40
Mystical influence agitating Brazil’s Bolsonaro administrationFormer astrologer holds sway among president’s sons in campaign to vilify vice-presidentTue Apr 30 2019 - 01:00
Confidence in Bolsonaro tested after chaotic first 100 daysFar-right Brazilian president’s relationship with Congress suffers rapid deteriorationFri Apr 19 2019 - 01:00
Ten years on, family of Irishman killed in Bolivia still wait for answersInvestigation into death of Michael Dwyer in police raid held up by ‘farcical’ related trialSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Trócaire stalwart Sally O’Neill dies in car crash in Guatemala‘We are heartbroken by this news. Sally was the heartbeat of Trócaire for almost 40 years’Mon Apr 08 2019 - 15:06
Still believers: Lula’s supporters rally daily at fallen hero’s prisonContinuing vigil marks deep loyalty to former Brazil president after first year in jailSat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Anniversary of Brazil’s 1964 military coup unearths new tensionsBuild-up to the date has been the most turbulent in years under president Jair BolsonaroSat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
No autonomous regional effort to heal Venezuela’s political strifeSouth America’s principle international organisation is undergoing its death rattleSat Mar 23 2019 - 05:00
Brazil ex-president Michel Temer arrested in graft investigationJudge describes as ‘convincing’ prosecutors’ case that Temer leads criminal organisationThu Mar 21 2019 - 15:38
Guaidó urges national mobilisation to oust MaduroVenezuela’s opposition leader issues rallying cry in bid to take presidential palaceSun Mar 17 2019 - 17:58
Maduro blames usual suspects for blackout in VenezuelaHunt for saboteurs as much about galvanising regime as swerving responsibilityThu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00
Former police officers in Rio charged with politician’s murderCity council member Marielle Franco was shot four times in 2018Tue Mar 12 2019 - 19:01
Venezuela: Phone lines and water supplies down in mass blackoutHospitals struggle to keep patients alive in power cut, as citizens wash in drainsSun Mar 10 2019 - 18:00
Brazil’s president slated for posting obscene Twitter videoJair Bolsonaro denounced for uploading video of carnival revellers at street partyThu Mar 07 2019 - 18:09
Guaidó defies threats of arrest and returns to VenezuelaSelf-declared interim president joins supporters at opposition rallies in crisis-torn countryMon Mar 04 2019 - 17:15
Venezuela opposition leader plans to return home despite regime threatsJuan Guaidó to defy authorities following tour of South American neighboursMon Mar 04 2019 - 01:00
Standoff drags on in Venezuela as Maduro clings onto powerOpposition leader Juan Guaidó visits Brazil but there is little appetite for military actionThu Feb 28 2019 - 17:20
Brazil feeling the bite from Bolsonaro’s teething troublesSão Paulo Letter: Far-right president’s first weeks in office marked by chaos and crisisTue Feb 26 2019 - 01:00
Venezuela: Guaidó turns to allies after Maduro blocks aidEfforts to bring supplies into country frustrated as military refuses to let convoys inSun Feb 24 2019 - 18:48
Venezuela crisis teeters on brink as effort to deliver aid imminentElevated fear of armed clash as US steadfast in backing Guaidó against Maduro and CubaFri Feb 22 2019 - 01:00
US steps up pressure on Maduro to allow entry of aid suppliesVenezuelan president denies humanitarian crisis as shipment arrives on Colombian borderSun Feb 17 2019 - 17:21
Venezuelan oil flows freely only in contraband sales across borderDecrepit refineries and illegal exports create shortages amid US sanctions over MaduroSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
Border healthcare fears deepen as Venezuelans flee to ColombiaFew Cuban doctors obtained under Chavez deal left amid medic and drug shortageFri Feb 15 2019 - 01:00
Pope Francis rejects Maduro’s mediation request, say reportsVatican letter published in Italy says Venezuela’s president did not live up to past commitmentsWed Feb 13 2019 - 19:45
Venezuelans take to streets to demand aid as crisis deepensPresident Nicolás Maduro is refusing to let food and medicines shipment into the countryTue Feb 12 2019 - 21:44
Venezuela border: ‘What I earn a month is not enough to buy a bottle of gas’With rampant inflation and food shortages, starving Venezuelans flee for sustenanceTue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Venezuelan opposition set for showdown with Maduro over aidUS aid will be ‘first advance’ of humanitarian effort, opposition leader saysMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:00
Humanitarian aid still stored as Maduro’s forces in standoff at border bridgeFlashpoint at Colombian river crossing is posing a dilemma for Venezuelan militarySun Feb 10 2019 - 21:15
Venezuela crisis: Montevideo summit seeks to end political stand-offEmbattled president Maduro backs EU-chaired initiative but opposition rejects itThu Feb 07 2019 - 19:59
Venezuela: Maduro blocks aid, denounces it as US invasion stuntRival for presidency, Guaidó, says 300,000 will die if aid does not reach them ‘urgently’Tue Feb 05 2019 - 19:57
Maduro holds on to power despite domestic and global pressureRallies support incumbent and rival Guaidó, as Venezuela’s army backing may be on waneSun Feb 03 2019 - 16:50
The battle for Venezuela – a smoking political tinderboxIn the absence of dialogue all eyes remain on a military that is both compromised and discontentSat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00
Brazil’s new congress unlikely to give Jair Bolsonaro an easy ridePresident has had a tough first month in office, and faces more challenges aheadFri Feb 01 2019 - 01:00
US sanctions leave Maduro with few optionsBlow to struggling oil industry may make Venezuela look to China and Russia for aidTue Jan 29 2019 - 18:51
Brazil dam disaster ‘inevitable’ due to poor safety standards, say officialsChief prosecutor says there are ‘culprits’ in mining-dam rupture that killed at least 37Sun Jan 27 2019 - 17:53
Eyes on Venezuela’s army for signs of loyalty shift as crisis fears worsenHunger and disease loom as neighbouring countries lose patience with Maduro regimeSun Jan 27 2019 - 17:43
US recognition of rival leader ratchets up pressure on MaduroVenezuela’s economy in ruins after disastrous experiment in Chávez’s ‘21st Century Socialism’Thu Jan 24 2019 - 16:52
Bolsonaro’s win braces Brazil for likelihood of facile solutionsDisaffected populace has propelled unproven far-right crank to key position of presidentMon Oct 29 2018 - 18:56
President elect Jair Bolsonaro promises to unite BrazilRights groups warn against a rollback of civil liberties after far-right candidate’s victoryMon Oct 29 2018 - 08:31
Brazil elects far-right president Jair BolsonaroFormer army captain defeats Workers Party leader Fernando HaddadSun Oct 28 2018 - 22:30
