Latin America

News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Morales Resigns, Hong Kong Protests

5:39am November 11, 2019

Public testimony will be heard this week in the impeachment inquiry. After weeks of protests, Bolivia's president resigns. And, police in Hong Kong used live fire — shooting at least one protestor.

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Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, speaks during a press conference in El Alto, Bolivia, on Nov. 9, 2019. Morales resigned the next day after protests and allegations of election fraud.

World News

Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests Over Election Fraud

6:56pm November 10, 2019

by Meg Anderson

The announcement comes after an audit found "clear manipulation" of a computer system, which affected the final count of October's vote. Unrest prompted by fraud allegations has led to three deaths.

Politics & Government

Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns

5:10pm November 10, 2019

by Philip Reeves

The embattled president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has resigned.

An artistic rendering of the retreat of Hernán Cortés from Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, in 1520. The Spanish conquistador led an expedition to present-day Mexico, landing in 1519. Although the Spanish forces numbered some 500 men, they managed to c

World News

500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being Debated

1:24pm November 10, 2019

by James Fredrick

The meeting of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and Hernán Cortés and the events that followed weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later.

Religion

The History Of Mormons In Mexico

5:02pm November 09, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Patrick Mason, professor of Mormon history and culture at Utah State University, about the history of Mormon communities in Mexico.

Street vendors display merchandise featuring former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, just outside the building in Curitiba where the leader served his prison sentence.

World News

'Lula,' Brazil's Popular Ex-President, Freed From Prison — For Now

6:10pm November 08, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

A court ordered the release of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, one day after a Supreme Court decision cleared the way. Now, he can remain free as long as appeals of his corruption conviction unfold.

A vineyard in Tarija, Bolivia, the center of the country's wine industry. A growing number of wineries here are improving their techniques, ramping up production and starting to export, as global interest in Bolivia's award-winning wines grows.

Grown At High Altitudes, Bolivia's Wines Are Rising Stars

4:22pm November 08, 2019

by John Otis

There's not a ton of room to grow grapes in Bolivia; many of its vineyards are located in mile-high mountain valleys and foothills. The country's wine output may be small, but it's winning big awards.

Relatives And Friends Mourn Mormons Killed In Mexico Attack

7:32am November 08, 2019

by Kendal Blust

Funerals for the three mothers and six children who were killed in Monday's ambush were held near their homes in Mexico Thursday. Security was tight as family members grieved.

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9 U.S. Citizens, All Family Members, Died In Mexico Highway Attack

10:03pm November 06, 2019

by Murphy Woodhouse

After the members of a Mormon family were shot to death in Sonora, Mexico, this week, a relative of the victims says the rest of the community won't let drug violence drive them from the region.

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Foam puzzle pieces sit on the driver's seat of the bullet-riddled Suburban that had been driven by a member of the LeBaron family.

Mormon Family Mourns Their Dead In Mexico, Calls For U.S. To Rein In Its Guns

7:22pm November 06, 2019

by Bill Chappell

A relative of the three women and six children who were killed tells President Trump to stop U.S. "loopholes from systematically injecting high powered assault weapons to Mexico."

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