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South America
Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo surgery, doctor says
Bolsonaro said in late August that he would undergo a procedure to remove a kidney stone this month, although he later said it was actually a bladder stone.
- by Rodrigo Viga Gaier
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World politics
Peru's president faces impeachment as nation struggles with coronavirus
Lawmakers moved to censure Vizcarra after recordings emerged last week in which he coordinated his government's response to an influence-peddling scandal.
- by Simeon Tegel
Venezuela crisis
UN accuses Maduro, ministers of crimes against humanity
A three-member panel believes the Venezuelan leaders "ordered or contributed to" arbitrary detention, torture of critics and extrajudicial killings.
- by Nick Cumming-Bruce
Mining
UN report finds Samarco dam restoration 'not on track'
The report comes days before a court in England is to decide if it can hear the case of 200,000 Brazilians who are suing Australian mining giant BHP Billiton.
- by Kirstin Ridley
Bushfires
South of the Amazon, battle is on to save wetlands and jaguars from record fires
The Pantanal is less-known than its famous cousin but the region's normally abundant waters and strategic location make it a magnet for animals.
- by David Biller and Marcelo de Sousa
Venezuela crisis
Venezuela's Maduro says American spy captured near oil refinery
The Venezuelan President claims his government has detained a marine who was "captured with specialised weapons, large amounts of dollars and other items."
- by Sarah Kinosian
World politics
Peru launches impeachment probe against President
Vizcarra took office boasting an anti-corruption platform and has built a reputation as a straight-talking leader not afraid to take on powerful political actors.
- by CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO
Indigenous culture
Defender of isolated Amazon tribes killed by arrow
Rieli Franciscato had spent his career as an official in the indigenous affairs agency Funai, working to set up reservations to protect tribes.
- by Anthony Boadle
Protest
Colombian police brutality protests turn deadly
The demonstrators were protesting the death this week of law student and father-of-two, Javier Ordonez, in police custody.
- by Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb
Crime
Argentina demands explanation for deaths of two 11-year-old 'rebels'
They were killed in Paraguayan security operation that brought criticism of rightist President Mario Abdo Benitez's government from human rights organisations.
- by Daniela Desantis and Maximilian Heath
Venezuela crisis
Damaged Venezuelan oil tanker FSO Nabarima draws international concern
Critics say the tanker is just one example of the socialist government’s corruption and mismanagement that has bankrupted the nation's petroleum industry.
- by Joshua Goodman and Scott Smith