Latin America

Politics & Government

Nicaragua Faces Political Crisis As President Ortega Continues To Jail Opponents

9:24am June 26, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has detained or jailed his political opponents and is now arresting journalists. Some of his neighbors are warning of a return to dictatorship.

In Peru, A Tense Wait For Final Election Results

4:39pm June 24, 2021

As Peru awaits the final results, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Peruvian journalist Pao Ugaz about the aftermath of the country's presidential elections.

Nicaragua Cracks Down On Press, Government Jails Opposition Leaders Ahead Of Election

4:38pm June 22, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Anatoly Kurmanaev on the recent crackdown of press in Nicaragua as the government jails opposition leaders ahead of the November election.

Demonstrators hold signs that read in Portuguese: "Impeachment now! Bolsonaro in prison" during a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday.

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As Brazil Tops 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Protesters Blame President

11:38pm June 19, 2021

by The Associated Press

Anti-government protesters took to the streets nationwide as Brazil's death toll reached a grim benchmark — a tragedy many critics attribute to President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic.

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Power Outage In Puerto Rico Hits 337K Customers Amid Growing Outrage

5:50am June 17, 2021

by The Associated Press

The sudden power failure late Wednesday comes just days after another massive outage hit the U.S. territory.

A giant sinkhole in Santa Maria Zacatepec, Mexico, is almost 500 feet across and has already swallowed the house pictured above since June 9.

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Larger Than A Football Field (And Growing), Sinkhole Has Swallowed 1 House, 2 Dogs

7:22pm June 16, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

A large sinkhole has been growing at a farm in Mexico since May. It's already swallowed a house, and two dogs had to be rescued from the hole last week.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro holds up a box of chloroquine, an antimalarial medicine that his administration endorsed as part of an "early treatment" strategy for COVID-19. There is no evidence the drug can prevent the coronavirus or reduce the seve

Health & Safety

Brazil's Main COVID Strategy Is A Cocktail Of Unproven Drugs

4:21pm June 15, 2021

In one of the hardest hit countries in the world, the main strategy is a so-called early treatment combo of unproven medications — endorsed by President Jair Bolsonaro.

Melvin and his son Nestor were one family that was separated under former President Trump's zero tolerance immigration policy. Nestor says he would have nightmares about the separation.

Politics & Government

How Families, Separated At The Border By Trump Policies, Are Coping

9:15am June 15, 2021

by Rachel Martin

Some of the migrant families who were separated at the U.S. border during the Trump administration are back together. A Salvadoran father and son share their experience.

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News Brief: Biden Mends Fences, California Reopens, Border Separations

5:35am June 15, 2021

Biden meets with European leaders in Brussels. Most pandemic restrictions in California are lifted Tuesday. A father and son from El Salvador describe being separated because of Trump border policies.

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Police mark a security perimeter around the house where bones were found under the floor in the Atizapan municipality of the State of Mexico, on May 20, 2021. Police have turned up bones and other evidence under the floor of the house where a man was arre

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Investigators Find Remains of 17 Victims Under A Suspected Serial Killer's House

10:49am June 14, 2021

by The Associated Press

Authorities in Mexico say they have found nearly 4,000 bone fragments so far under a home on the outskirts of Mexico City. The 72-year-old suspect, now in police custody, is a former butcher.