Latin America

Rate Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering The U.S. Soared In February

6:14am March 11, 2021

by John Burnett

Along the Southwest border, thousands of unaccompanied minors are arriving without a parent or legal guardian. They're part of a surge of unauthorized border crossings.

Brazil's COVID-19 Cases Rise Amid Disinformation, Variant P.1

7:24am March 10, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Mauricio Nogueira with Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Pretol in São Paulo about the race to vaccinate Brazilians, and rampant disinformation.

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World News

Activists In Mexico Met With Force While Protesting Violence Against Women

4:17pm March 09, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Women across Mexico took to the streets Monday to protest the violence they face, particularly as the president has backed a gubernatorial candidate accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivers a speech in Geneva last year. A Supreme Court justice on Monday annulled corruption convictions against him, citing a court's lack of jurisdiction.

World News

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Annuls Corruption Conviction Against Former President

3:49pm March 09, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The move could pave the way for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to run against an increasingly vulnerable President Jair Bolsonaro in next year's election.

Protected Status Extension Applies To More Than 300,000 Venezuelans

7:43am March 09, 2021

by Greg Allen

The Biden administration's decision to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans in the U.S. was applauded in South Florida. That region is home to thousands who fled their home country.

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World News

After Brazil Court Decision, Ex-President Da Silva May Run For Office Again

6:29am March 09, 2021

by Philip Reeves

A court threw out criminal charges against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He was banned from running for president in 2018 because of a corruption conviction. Voters could give him his old job back.

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News Brief: CDC Guidelines, Venezuelans Protected Status, Opioid Settlement

6:07am March 09, 2021

Health officials say the worst of the pandemic may be behind us. The White House extends Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans. Drug firms say tax breaks will offset the opioid settlement.

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Venezuelans Granted Protected Status In U.S.

4:55pm March 08, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

The Biden administration is granting temporary protected status to over 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., providing legal status to individuals who have fled the country — a shift in U.S. policy.

A Joe Biden supporter with a Venezuelan flag cheers during a Biden campaign event at Camping World Stadium on October 27, 2020 in Orlando, Florida.

Undocumented Venezuelans Given Protected Status In United States

4:27pm March 08, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

The Biden administration's decision represents a major policy shift from the Trump team, which withstood bipartisan calls to grant the protections to Venezuelans fleeing life-threatening crises.

A surge in cases and record high daily death tolls have pushed Brazil into a COVID crisis. Above: Health professionals help patients with symptoms of the new coronavirus on a boat ambulance.

Health & Safety

Brazil In Crisis: 'It Feels Like You Are In Stalingrad, in World War II'

4:40pm March 05, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

Dr. Miuel Nicolelis, a Duke University neuroscientist originally from Brazil, has been in Sao Paulo for the past year caring for his mother. He says it's like a war zone.

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