Colombia could be on verge of electing its first left-wing president
Democratic left has struggled to win support after the vicious civil war
Democratic left has struggled to win support after the vicious civil war
Army sent in to contain crisis over demands for the return of ancestral lands
Left-wing Gustavo Petro cancels campaign events amid fears of assassination plot
Crisis mounts as president pardons supporter and taunts judiciary ahead of poll
Region opposed to Ukraine invasion but there is ‘reluctance’ around penalties, Varadkar says
Dozens hospitalised after taking drug with toxic substance sold in Buenos Aires suburbs
Voters go to polls on Sunday for most polarised ballot since return of democracy
Ultra-conservative candidate has denied Pinochet regime was a dictatorship
Brazilian president repeatedly played down pandemic as thousands died from Covid
Under Bolsonaro’s regime the Cinemateca Brasileira has been starved of funds and effectively abandoned
São Paulo Letter: Question of why Bolsonaros were so opposed to vaccines comes to the fore
Workers’ Party risks alienating potential allies by insisting on centrality of ex-president
Brazilian president has endorsed a number of candidates who are struggling in the polls
President demands easing of Covid-19 measures and accuses congress of plot to oust him
Flight taking tourists left stranded by Covid-19 restrictions home via London
São Paulo Letter: Budget for Bolsa payment cut despite inequality gap increasing
Inside Politics: Poll predicts majority for Boris - but a much smaller one than thought
Populist Alberto Fernández wins presidential election in first round
Mercosur will have the right to export 99,000 tonnes of beef annually to the EU at a reduced tariff of 7.5 per cent
Mercosur countries show little euphoria following conclusion of beef agreement
Former president is serving eight years for corruption and money-laundering
Defence team of ex-president Lula to seek his release over claim judge was biased against him
Investigation into death of Michael Dwyer in police raid held up by ‘farcical’ related trial
Build-up to the date has been the most turbulent in years under president Jair Bolsonaro
Venezuela’s opposition leader issues rallying cry in bid to take presidential palace
Brazilians protest in Dublin this weekend against a perceived increase in racial violence
Efforts to bring supplies into country frustrated as military refuses to let convoys in
Embattled president Maduro backs EU-chaired initiative but opposition rejects it
Rallies support incumbent and rival Guaidó, as Venezuela’s army backing may be on wane
Venezuela’s economy in ruins after disastrous experiment in Chávez’s ‘21st Century Socialism’
Jair Bolsonaro battles fresh claims as video emerges of his son threatening supreme court
Race for presidency slides into legal rancour with potential to erode legitimacy of winner
Far-right presidential candidate opposed by women’s rights, gay and anti-racist groups
Marielle Franco was shot four times in the head in crime that shocked Brazil
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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