Latin America

Health & Safety

While abortion restrictions spread across the U.S., access expands in Latin America

5:15am March 02, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Some abortion rights advocates in the U.S. are seeking inspiration from their counterparts in Latin American countries where abortion access has expanded in recent years.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

6:44am February 28, 2023

The Supreme Court will hear challenges to the student loan relief plan. Republicans and Democrats shine a light on the U.S.-China relationship. Critics say Mexico's electoral law attacks democracy.

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Critics of Mexico's new electoral law changes say democracy is under attack

5:09am February 28, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Leila Miller, a reporter for the Los Angles Times, about Mexico's new election law changes that critics say severely undermine the country's democracy.

The second season of 'La Brega' tells the story of Puerto Rico through its music

4:44pm February 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Alana Casanova-Burgess about the new season of the podcast La Brega, which tells a history of Puerto Rico through eight famous songs.

Anti-government demonstrators protest against recent reforms pushed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to the country's electoral law that they say threaten democracy, in Mexico City's main square, The Zocalo, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

World News

Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

1:36am February 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

Migrant advocates criticize Biden administration's proposal to limit asylum

5:31pm February 26, 2023

by James Fredrick

The Biden administration's proposed rule change encourages migrants to seek asylum in a third country other than the U.S.

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World News

How one father-daughter duo put an iconic Mexican sound on tape

10:19am February 26, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

In Mexico City, the calls of resellers looking for more product are ubiquitous. Now they are being celebrated in music.

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World News

The poet Gioconda Belli is one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of citizenship

8:11am February 26, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to the acclaimed poet, Gioconda Belli, one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of their citizenship earlier this month.

World News

Mexico's new election reform is a blow to its young democracy

7:53am February 26, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with Luis Carlos Ugalde, former chairman of Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, about the country's newly approved electoral reform.

Former ambassador weighs in on potential changes to Mexico's electoral process

5:39pm February 24, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán about the potential changes to the country's electoral process.

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