Latin America

World News

How Do Brazilians Feel About President Bolsonaro's First Year In Office?

6:08am December 30, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's president is about to mark a year in office. In his inaugural speech, he promised to build a "society without discrimination or division." Critics say he's done the exact opposite.

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A Decade Of Surging Latin American Migration

5:17pm December 28, 2019

The decade that's ending has seen mass migrations across the world. The perilous path that's taken so many Central Americans north to the U.S. is also now a route for Africans, Haitians and Cubans.

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Vanilla Struggles To Survive In Mexico

5:01am December 26, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Vanilla, which has grown and exported to the world for centuries, may not be produced in Mexico much longer. Violence and robberies are the latest threat to this very profitable crop.

Legion Of Christ In Mexico Reveals Its Founder Abused Dozens Of Minors

7:33am December 24, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to journalist David Agren about sexual abuse within an ultra-conservative Catholic order in Mexico. A church report identified 33 priests of sexually abusing minors.

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News Brief: Boeing's Issues, Card Message, Catholic Church Abuse

6:21am December 24, 2019

Boeing has a new CEO but the same old problems. British girl finds message inside holiday card written by prisoner in Shanghai. Catholic order in Mexico reveals sexual abuse of minors in a report.

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Carnival Glory (right) sheered off a chunk of its deck when it collided with Carnival Legend while trying to maneuver into port Friday morning in Cozumel, Mexico.

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WATCH: Carnival Cruises Collide In Attempt To Dock Off Mexico

3:12pm December 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Luckily, the crash in Cozumel looked more serious than it turned out to be. Just a handful of passengers reported minor injuries, and Carnival says the ships remain seaworthy. Still, there's video.

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Scenes From The International Desk: Deep Inside The Amazon Rainforest

5:54pm December 19, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Broad swaths of the Amazon Rainforest burned this year. An NPR correspondent met one character deep in the rainforest who told him something that didn't end up in a radio story but stuck with him.

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Haiti Gets A Respite From Months Of Anti-Government Protests

6:17am December 18, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

A security vacuum, anger over corruption, protests against the Haitian government, and an economic downturn have left the country struggling. Critics say the president should resign.

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News Brief: Impeachment Vote, FBI Rebuked, Haiti Protests Ease

6:04am December 18, 2019

The House votes Wednesday on whether to impeach President Trump. Secretive U.S. court rebukes the FBI for mistakes in Russia probe. And, for the time being at least, protests in Haiti have subsided.

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Patients are treated for dengue fever at a hospital in Nicaragua, one of the countries where the virus is surging this year.

Health & Safety

Why Dengue Fever Cases Are Hitting Record Highs In Latin America

5:49pm December 17, 2019

by Pien Huang

Some of the reasons for the surge are expected — heavy rainfalls create lots of pools where mosquitoes can breed. But there are some surprising factors, like the Zika virus.

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