BRICS nations voice concerns over Trump tariffs
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榠ndiscriminate鈥� trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy.
Latin America
Backers of Bolsonaro hold mass protest
Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to 鈥榗hange Brazil鈥檚 destiny鈥� as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup...
Kirchner urges backers not to gather
Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner urged supporters Friday not to gather outside her Buenos Aires apartment, where she is serving a six-year fraud sentence, saying she feared police violence.
Guerrilla dissident group claims wave of Colombian attacks
A Colombian armed group comprised of ex-guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace deal, claimed responsibility Friday for a wave of bomb and shooting attacks that killed seven people this week.
Cuba summons US envoy over 鈥榠nterference鈥�
Cuba鈥檚 foreign ministry said Friday it had summoned the US envoy to Havana to protest his 鈥榠nterference鈥� in the country鈥檚 internal affairs.
Maduro wins landslide in election boycotted by opposition
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 party swept the board in parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the opposition in protest over his disputed re-election last year.
Opposition vows boycott as Venezuela holds divisive new vote
A trickle of Venezuelans lined up at the polls early Sunday to elect a new parliament and state governors in a vote that the main opposition party was boycotting in protest at last summer鈥檚 disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela opposition leader arrested ahead of polls
Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott.
Huge crowds at final farewell for Uruguay鈥檚 Mujica
Brazil鈥檚 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joined tens of thousands of Uruguayans who said a final farewell to iconic former president Jose 鈥楶epe鈥� Mujica on Thursday.
FARC attack kill 11 troops in Ecuador
Ecuador said on Friday that at least 11 military personnel, who were carrying out an operation to combat illegal mining in a region near the border with Colombia, were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas.
Brazil ex-president Mello jailed for corruption
Brazil鈥檚 former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time.
Brazil鈥檚 ex-president Mello arrested for corruption
Brazil鈥檚 former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested Friday, a federal police source told AFP, after a top court upheld his nearly nine-year sentence on corruption and money laundering charges.
One injured in Ecuador quake
A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least one person injured, several buildings damaged and power knocked out in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.
Bolsonaro whips up Sao Paulo protest over coup charges
Brazil鈥檚 former president Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of people Sunday to a demonstration in Sao Paulo against charges levied by the Supreme Court that he plotted a coup...
Venezuela-hired lawyers ask Salvadoran court for migrants鈥� freedom
A law firm hired by Caracas filed a petition in El Salvador鈥檚 Supreme Court Monday for the release of 238 Venezuelans deported from the United States to a notoriously harsh prison in the Central American country.