Latin America

Thousands of anti-government protesters in Peru call for the president's resignation

11:01am July 20, 2023

Peru is bracing for a fresh wave of protests. Thousands of anti-government protesters have started converging on cities across the country calling for the resignation of the president.

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SOUTHCOM commander describes U.S. military readiness in Latin America and Caribbean

4:29pm July 19, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson about U.S. military readiness and cooperation in the Caribbean and Latin America and the challenges posed by China's influence.

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Tensions rise ahead of the presidential election in Guatemala

4:56pm July 18, 2023

by Maria Martin

The next few weeks of campaigning in Guatemala will be tense, as many hold their breath in anticipation of further disruption in a presidential election marred by chaos and inconsistencies.

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Cubans look to genealogy as a way off the island

5:12pm July 17, 2023

by Tim Padgett

There's high demand by Cubans to research their ancestry with help from U.S.-based genealogy buffs. If they can tie it to Spain, it means a way off the island.

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Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico walk past large buoys being deployed as a border barrier on the river in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday.

Mexico files complaint over Texas' floating barriers on the Rio Grande

8:49am July 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. expressing concern that barriers on the river may violate treaties on boundaries and water. Mexico has already asked that the barriers be removed.

Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal building in Guatemala City, Wednesday. The tribunal certified presidential election results, sending candidates Sandra Torres and Bernardo Arévalo to an Aug. 20 runoff, while the Attorney General's Office announced that Arévalo's party had been suspended.

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A top Guatemalan party is barred, throwing the presidential election into the unknown

9:09am July 13, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

Guatemala's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:11am July 13, 2023

GOP lawmakers want to amend the defense authorization bill. Guatemala's presidential election faces more chaos. Social media newcomer Threads seeks to downgrade news and politics on its platform.

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Guatemala's presidential election gets more complicated as voting heads into runoff

5:06am July 13, 2023

The country's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.

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A devastating attack claims 6 lives in Mexico's Jalisco state

4:25pm July 12, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

Mexican authorities say an organized crime group targeted police with at least seven improvised explosive devices. The governor called it an act of terror, and the military is now investigating.

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An officer of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) takes part in an operation against Amazon deforestation at an illegal mining camp, known as garimpo, at the Yanomami territory in Roraima State, Brazil, on February 24.

Brazilian leaders praise a 34% drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon

5:01am July 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.