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Flavio Bolsonaro, president's son and senator, on corruption charges
Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son has been charged also with money laundering in connection with the theft of public funds.
- by Ernesto Londoño
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Venezuela crisis
Gap between rich and poor grows as dollars flood into Venezuela
The coronavirus pandemic is swelling the gap between rich and poor in Venezuela, where there may be no starker case of inequality.
- by Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez
Coronavirus pandemic
Brazilians protest mandatory COVID-19 immunisation, Chinese vaccine
In São Paulo, the China-based Sinovac vaccine is being tested as part of phase III clinical trials with support from the local government.
- by Amanda Perobelli and Pablo Garcia
Tragedy
Prosecutors file lawsuit against BHP, Vale dam compensation deal
The Brazilian prosecutors earlier this month accused the two companies of colluding with a lawyer to reduce compensation for the victims and interfere with a UK lawsuit.
- by Roberto Samora
Democracy
'No more abuse': Chile to scrap Pinochet-era constitution after landslide vote
The free-market principles embodied in that document led to a booming economy but also deep inequality that fuelled a wave of violent protests.
- by EVA VERGARA
World elections
Morales' minister wins Bolivia's presidential election
The vote throws out the conservative US-backed interim government that took power a year ago after the leftist leader resigned and fled the country.
- by Carlos Valdez
Drugs
Mexico's former army chief arrested in US on drug trafficking charges
Under General Salvador Cienfuegos, the Mexican army was accused of frequent human rights abuses.
- by Stefanie Dazio and E. Eduardo Castillo
China relations
Chile eyes Chinese fishing fleet along South American coast
Chile´s Defence Ministry and Navy were monitoring the advance of the fleet in order to protect the "sovereignty" of the countries' exclusive economic zone.
- by Natalia A. Ramos Miranda
Gold
To release gold, British court must first decide who runs Venezuela
The Bank of England is holding $1.4 billion in gold deposits. Who gets to withdraw the riches? That depends.
- by Marc Jones
Protest
Brazil's Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick
Bolsonaro announced his nomination of Kassio Marques during a live broadcast on Facebook and submitted his name to the country’s official gazette on Friday
- by Mauricio Savarese
Vale
Quino, creator of beloved cartoon character Mafalda, dies at 88
Six-year-old Mafalda's apparent innocence spread scathing criticism of the dictatorships that plagued Latin America from the 1960s.
- by Lucila Sigal