Latin America

With little space left at Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, graves of COVID-19 victims line a street, seen in an aerial photo taken on Thursday as the country passed 400,000 virus deaths.

World News

Brazil COVID-19 Deaths Top 400,000 Amid Fears Of Worsening Crisis

10:01pm April 29, 2021

Daily death tolls have dropped, but experts are wary of another surge. President Jair Bolsonaro, amid a Senate probe into the country's pandemic response, continues to attack health measures.

Guatemalan Ambassador To The U.S Weighs In On America's Plan To Help Country

4:44pm April 29, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Guatemalan ambassador to the United States Alfonso Quiñónez about the announcement this week of U.S. aid to help control migration and meet humanitarian needs.

A young girl waits as her chest X-ray is taken in a TB Móvil van clinic in Lima, Peru.

Health & Safety

An Unexpected Pandemic Side Effect In Peru: A Comeback For TB

8:42am April 28, 2021

by Robin Blades

Before COVID-19 hit, tuberculosis was on its way out in Peru. But COVID-related disruptions to treatments could mean the rise of drug-resistant strains and twice as many deaths.

Brazil's Senate Investigates Who To Blame For Country's COVID-19 Crisis

6:22am April 28, 2021

by Philip Reeves

A parliamentary inquiry has begun in Brazil into the president's pandemic response. He's downplayed the pandemic — leading to devastating COVID-19 surges that have overwhelmed hospitals.

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Peru's Presidential Election Will Pick Country's 5th Leader In 5 Years

8:43am April 25, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with political analyst Andrea Moncada in Lima about the presidential runoff in Peru, and what it could mean for the future of democracy in South America.

Roundtable: Examining Migrant Surge At Southern U.S. Border

8:03am April 25, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to NPR's Susan Davis and journalists Maria Martin and Valerie Gonzalez about the surge of migrants at the southern border.

Like all viruses, the coronavirus mutates. Above: In this depiction of the the South African coronavirus variant B.1.531, the thin yellow band around the rim of indicates a mutation site. The virus spike (red) is attaching to a human cell receptor (blue).

People Are Talking About A 'Double Mutant' Variant In India. What Does That Mean?

7:25am April 24, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The term is a reference to two particular mutations in SARS-CoV-2. But the variant in India could carry additional mutations.

Critics Say The U.S. Isn't Doing Enough To Help Haiti With Its Deteriorating Security

6:45pm April 22, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Kidnappings and a deadly crime wave is crippling Haiti. Critics say the U.S. isn't doing enough to help the hemisphere's poorest country find a solution for the current crisis.

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Cuba's Communists Change Leadership, But Likely Not Much Else

7:49pm April 21, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Patrick Oppmann, a CNN reporter based in Havana, about what it means for Cuba that a Castro is not at the helm for the first time in more than sixty years.

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Biden Hoping For Brazil's Bolsonaro To Agree To Stop Destroying The Amazon Rainforest

4:43pm April 21, 2021

by Philip Reeves

The Biden administration is hoping Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro will commit to climate standards for the Amazon. Activists warn of the folly of a deal with Bolsonaro, who's long dismissed climate concerns.