Latin America

A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon

6:40pm June 14, 2020

by John Otis

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

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A woman walks amid symbolic graves on Copacabana Beach, dug by activists from the NGO Rio de Paz protesting the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday.

100 Graves Dug At Copacabana Beach To Protest Brazil's COVID-19 Response

12:49pm June 12, 2020

by Suzanne Nuyen

Brazil has become a major epicenter of the pandemic, with more than 40,000 deaths. Confirmed cases of the virus in the country are surpassed only by the United States.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Backlash After Withholding COVID-19 Data

7:00am June 10, 2020

by Philip Reeves

With the coronavirus surging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro attempted, unsuccessfully, to suppress information about the spread of COVID-19.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seen greeting supporters late last month in Brasilia, has argued that the economic fallout from stay-at-home orders is worse than the virus itself.

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Brazil Must Be Open With Its Coronavirus Data, Supreme Court Justice Rules

3:39pm June 09, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Local health officials and journalists condemned President Jair Bolsonaro's administration for recently concealing much of its coronavirus data. Now, a Supreme Court justice has sided with them.

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Brazilians Protest Over The Deaths Of 2 Black Boys, Denounce Racism

2:34am June 09, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The protests over George Floyd's death in the U.S. have prompted a debate about racism in Brazil. Hundreds of Brazilians have marched over the recent deaths of two black boys.

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With access to medical care limited during the pandemic, patients in countries where abortion is legal, such as Colombia, the United Kingdom and the United States, are turning to telemedicine for a prescription for drugs like mifeprostone and misoprostol

Lockdown Limits Access To Legal Abortion in Colombia. Telemedicine Is Now An Option

1:57pm June 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The pandemic has caused some abortion providers to close and made it more difficult for citizens to go out. Clinics are looking for alternatives.

A Maasai man in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, prays next to a mural of George Floyd, painted by the artist Allan Mwangi on June 3.

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests

5:35am June 06, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Whether by painting murals, tweeting or taking to the streets, people in countries struggling with conflict, poverty and other crises are showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Latin America Becomes A New Epicenter Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

8:13am June 04, 2020

The World Health Organization has reported that Latin America is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Pan American Health Organization warned countries against rushing to reopen economies.

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Commuters wait to board buses in Mexico City on Monday.

Mexico's President Touts Reopening With The Country Mostly In Coronavirus Red Zone

7:49pm June 01, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans are left with mixed messages of a national lifting of social distancing measures but a government map showing most of the country still unready to reopen.

Commuters at the Luz station in São Paulo. Brazil has the world's second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after the U.S.

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As Brazil's COVID-19 Cases Continue To Climb, Some Areas Prepare To Ease Restrictions

12:27pm May 29, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Brazil has the world's second-highest number of COVID-19 cases after the U.S. The rise in cases comes as São Paulo, the state with the highest number of deaths, prepares to ease some restrictions.