Latin America

Brazilian Workers Protest Against Pension Changes

4:49am March 16, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Workers across Brazil staged demonstrations over the government's plan to cap pension benefits and raise the retirement age. The protests disrupted traffic and public transportation nationwide.

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Porto Alegre, one of Brazil's most important commercial and industrial hubs, has declared itself in "financial calamity." Brazil is in the midst of its longest and deepest recession.

World News

Amid Economic Crisis, Anxiety Grows In Struggling Southern Brazilian State

2:48pm March 15, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is seeing strikes and protests amid rising crime and Brazil's worst recession. "We're asking God Almighty that this comes to an end," says a resident.

National

Mexico City Falls Short Of Its Migrant Friendly Hype

7:21am March 15, 2017

by Jorge Valencia

Like many U.S. cities, Mexico City hopes to be a sanctuary for immigrants in the country without authorization. Critics say officials are falling short of that promise.

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Former star goalie Bruno Fernandes de Souza, shown in 2012 at his murder trial in Contagem, Brazil, was convicted of ordering his ex-girlfriend's death. He was recently released on a technicality and has been signed by another professional soccer team.

Brazilian Soccer Star, Convicted In Ex-Girlfriend's Murder, Returns To The Sport

6:56pm March 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The team that signed Bruno Fernandes de Souza says he "deserves a new opportunity." Souza, sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering the 2010 murder, was recently released on a technicality.

World News

Mass Secret Grave In Eastern Mexico Could Be Country's Largest, Official Says

3:40pm March 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The state prosecutor in Veracruz says that "for years organized crime has disappeared and assassinated people with the complicity of the authorities."

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter patrol flies over a border fence by a bridge between the United States and Mexico on Oct. 18, 2016 in Hidalgo, Texas.

On Both Sides Of The Mexican Border, Fear Grows For U.S.-Bound Migrants

4:53pm March 12, 2017

Officials say Trump's tough stance has led to fewer apprehensions at the border. But amid heightened threats of family separation and terrorization, some think the journey is still worth the risks.

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Politics & Government

Mexican Leftist Politician Rising In Polls With Anti-American Rhetoric

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is running for a third time for president of Mexico. But this time the leftist populist is ahead in polls, thanks to a rise in anti-American, anti-Trump sentiment.

National

Deportees From The North, Migrants From The South Overwhelm Mexican Border City

8:14am March 12, 2017

by John Burnett

Donald Trump pinatas and deportees from the U.S. are some of the people and things you'll find in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.

Relatives gather outside the Virgin of the Assumption Safe House near Guatemala City, Guatemala. Dozens of girls died after a fire broke out at the youth shelter on Wednesday.

World News

Dozens Of Girls Killed After Fire In A Locked Room In Guatemala Youth Shelter

9:55am March 10, 2017

by James Doubek

The facility near Guatemala City is meant to house only 500 youths — but authorities said at least 800 were living there at the time of the fire.

World News

'Radio Ambulante': An Immigrant's Hollywood Story Takes A Turn

6:03am March 10, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Daniel Alarcon, host of NPR's podcast Radio Ambulante, about a young man from Mexico who crossed illegally into the U.S. hoping to make it big in Hollywood.

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