
Colombia's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Captured In Jungle Raid
He was the leader of the drug cartel called the "Gulf Clan"- which the U.S. State Department calls "heavily armed and extremely violent."
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He was the leader of the drug cartel called the "Gulf Clan"- which the U.S. State Department calls "heavily armed and extremely violent."
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Bolsonaro's government has been beset by crises that his critics say were at least somewhat self-inflicted.
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Peru's presidential race may be too close to call.
Protests have been going on for more than a month now.
Nearly half a million people in the country have died from COVID.
In this investigation, Newsy worked with Bellingcat and Cerosetenta to examine open source evidence showing police violence in Cali, Colombia.
Demonstrators filled the streets after the government proposed a tax hike.
The country lost 100,000 lives just in the last month.
Hospitals are reportedly running so low on critical supplies that some patients are being intubated without sedatives.
The two previous people to hold the position left after disagreements with leadership.
The ruling would potentially allow Lula to run for president again next year.
Experts fear that Brazil's lax attitude and variant spread might endanger other nations.
Peru's congress met into the early morning Monday, but adjourned without a replacement lined up.
Evo Morales' socialist party claims victory for Luis Arce in Bolivia's redo presidential election after last year's was nullified.
Álvaro Uribe Vélez was registered in the prison system after being charged with bribery and procedural fraud.
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe faces charges of bribery and procedural fraud.
Bolivian prisoners are protesting a lack of access to medical care, but even some free citizens are turning to a dangerous fake cure.
A three-month trial of a vaccine produced by a Chinese Pharmaceutical Company began Tuesday in five Brazilian states.
The announcement comes after 29 firms sent a letter threatening to pull investments if Brazil doesn't do something to protect the rainforest.
Latin America and the Caribbean surpass 3 million Coronavirus cases, with Brazil, Peru, Chile and Mexico ranking among world's most impacted.
Paulinho Paiakan drew international attention in the 1980s when he led an indigenous campaign against a hydroelectric dam in Brazil's Amazon basin.
Few in Brazil believe the military would back a coup. Still, the threats bring memories of the military dictatorship, which only ended 35 years ago.
Amid political feuds over Brazil's coronavirus toll, the Supreme Court rules the government must continue providing cumulative data to the public.
The U.N. says 14 million people across Latin America could face food shortages due to the pandemic, and 30 million more could enter poverty.
President Trump, who announced the ban in a proclamation, pointed to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil.
Emergency teams are airlifting critical patients out of villages in Brazil as the country ranks third in COVID-19 cases.
The U.S. territory will hold a nonbinding vote to decide whether Puerto Rico should be considered a U.S. state.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said two former U.S. special forces soldiers were part of mercenaries "playing Rambo" in the attack.
Brazil's high court rejected President Bolsonaro's pick to run the federal police just a day after allowing a probe into corruption allegations.