Protesters In Brazil Call For President Bolsonaro's Impeachment
Nearly half a million people in the country have died from COVID.
| Eliana Moreno
South America
Colombia Cracks Down On Protesters, With Violent Results
In this investigation, Newsy worked with Bellingcat and Cerosetenta to examine open source evidence showing police violence in Cali, Colombia.
19 Killed, Dozen Missing After Colombia Protests
Demonstrators filled the streets after the government proposed a tax hike.
| Eliana Moreno
Brazil Is Second Country To Officially Surpass 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths
The country lost 100,000 lives just in the last month.
| Johannah Grenaway
Brazil's Hospitals Can't Keep Up With COVID Cases
Hospitals are reportedly running so low on critical supplies that some patients are being intubated without sedatives.
| Katherine Biek
Brazil Names Fourth Health Minister Since Pandemic Began
The two previous people to hold the position left after disagreements with leadership.
| Scripps News Staff
Brazil Justice Tosses Out Former President Lula's Sentences
The ruling would potentially allow Lula to run for president again next year.
| Scripps News Staff
Experts Say Brazil's Worsening COVID Outbreak Is A Global Threat
Experts fear that Brazil's lax attitude and variant spread might endanger other nations.
Peru Left Without A President After Political Chaos
Peru's congress met into the early morning Monday, but adjourned without a replacement lined up.
| Antoinette Miller
Argentina Reaches 1M Coronavirus Cases
Its health ministry reported the number Monday.
| Bailey Vogt
Bolivia Exit Polls Suggest Victory For Socialist Party
Evo Morales' socialist party claims victory for Luis Arce in Bolivia's redo presidential election after last year's was nullified.
| Gage Jackson
Colombia's Former President Is Officially An Inmate On House Arrest
Álvaro Uribe Vélez was registered in the prison system after being charged with bribery and procedural fraud.
| Caitlin Baldwin
Colombia's Supreme Court Orders Former President To Be Detained
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe faces charges of bribery and procedural fraud.
| Katie Cammarata
Inmates Demand Help As Pandemic Sweeps Bolivia
Bolivian prisoners are protesting a lack of access to medical care, but even some free citizens are turning to a dangerous fake cure.
| Peter Hecht
Trials Of Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine Begin In Hard-Hit Brazil
A three-month trial of a vaccine produced by a Chinese Pharmaceutical Company began Tuesday in five Brazilian states.
| Peter Hecht
Brazil To Temporarily Ban Fires In The Amazon Rainforest
The announcement comes after 29 firms sent a letter threatening to pull investments if Brazil doesn't do something to protect the rainforest.
| Caitlin Baldwin
Pandemic Sweeps Americas: U.S., 4 Latin Countries Among World's Worst
Latin America and the Caribbean surpass 3 million Coronavirus cases, with Brazil, Peru, Chile and Mexico ranking among world's most impacted.
| Peter Hecht
Brazil Indigenous Leader, Fighter For Rainforest Dies Of COVID-19
Paulinho Paiakan drew international attention in the 1980s when he led an indigenous campaign against a hydroelectric dam in Brazil's Amazon basin.
| Peter Hecht
Brazil President Bolsonaro Alludes To A Military Coup To Stay In Power
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.
Brazil Court Orders Government To Continue Counting COVID-19 Cases
Amid political feuds over Brazil's coronavirus toll, the Supreme Court rules the government must continue providing cumulative data to the public.
| Peter Hecht
Hunger, Poverty Surge In Latin America As Impacts Of Pandemic Deepen
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.
| Peter Hecht
U.S. Will Suspend Entry For People Who Were Recently In Brazil
President Trump, who announced the ban in a proclamation, pointed to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil.
Coronavirus 'Wave' Hits Latin America, Reaching Remote Amazon Regions
Emergency teams are airlifting critical patients out of villages in Brazil as the country ranks third in COVID-19 cases.
| Peter Hecht
Puerto Rico To Hold Statehood Referendum
The U.S. territory will hold a nonbinding vote to decide whether Puerto Rico should be considered a U.S. state.
| Gage Jackson
Two Americans Held In Venezuelan Attack; Ex-Green Beret Claims Credit
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said two former U.S. special forces soldiers were part of mercenaries "playing Rambo" in the attack.
| Peter Hecht
Brazilian Court Rejects Bolsonaro's Pick For Federal Police Chief
Brazil's high court rejected President Bolsonaro's pick to run the federal police just a day after allowing a probe into corruption allegations.
| Adam Elrashidi
Brazil Could Become The Next COVID-19 Hot Spot
Some scientists estimate over 1 million people may be infected without knowing due to insufficient testing.
| Johannah Grenaway
Venezuela Rejects Terms Of U.S. Offer To Lift Sanctions
The country said it "doesn't and will never accept the tutelage of any foreign government."
| LeeAnne Lowry
Brazil's President Downplays Virus, Seeks To Stop New Quarantines
Jair Bolsonaro is attacking governors for imposing measures to contain the virus spread, accusing them of killing the economy.
| Peter Hecht
U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Venezuela's Maduro
The leader of Venezuela's socialist regime and top officials are charged with facilitating cocaine shipments to the U.S.
| Peter Hecht
