If Flávio Bolsonaro wins, Brazil will be the latest country to swing right in Latin America, a trend championed by Donald Trump

As Brazilians prepare to vote, frustration over living costs is weakening the president’s grip on his traditional base

Jair Bolsonaro may be behind bars, but his son Flávio is mounting a powerful bid to restore the family dynasty

Lula da Silva was cruising to victory – but an explosive controversy has shaken the political establishment and altered the dynamics of the race

Once eager to flaunt ties to Washington, the Bolsonaro camp is now struggling to contain a backlash fuelled by US tariffs and election controversy

Calls to replace scandal-hit presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro with his stepmother have exposed deep fractures on the right

As street dog’s death sparks protests, Brazilians see not just cruelty but familiar shadow of system protecting the well‑connected

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

Venezuelans living near the epicentre of US forces’ assault on the biggest military base in Caracas tell of their ‘terrifying’ experience

US president shifts tone on interim government in favour of more conciliatory approach to opposition

María Corina Machado says country’s new interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has been ‘rejected by the Venezuelan people’

Ousted Venezuelan dictator and wife plead not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism

Delcy Rodríguez is familiar to the US from her time as economy minister negotiating with oil companies

Donald Trump says Delcy Rodríguez is now in charge of Venezuela. She has rejected this claim

Arrest of man, who is expected to be deported to Ireland, comes days after woman was arrested by gardaí in Dublin