Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup final A history of racism and ongoing footballing rivalries have made the choice of which team to get behind in Sunday’s final a charged topic www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Brazil vows to retaliate if US imposes 25% tariffs on some of its products President Lula’s office says move is result of pressure by family of far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Venezuela’s interim government and opposition to begin formal talks Nobel laureate María Corina Machado will not lead negotiations over new elections, contrary to expectations www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Colombia’s leftwing candidate concedes election to Trump-endorsed millionaire Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin margin www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff President Petro alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer secures narrow majority www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Colombia’s runoff election expected to trigger shift in decades-long armed conflict Frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with armed groups www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff vote Colombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are poles apart www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Brazilians paint streets to celebrate World Cup after deadly police raid: ‘Why not transform this place?’ Artist and former footballer Luan Medeiros organised painting to bring joy to square after 122 people were killed in last October’s police operation www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Brazilian woman, 38, accused of years of ‘elaborate fraud’ by posing as a child Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira faces fraud charges after allegedly persuading family to take her into their home www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Alleged mastermind in murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira to stand trial Brazilian judge rules there is enough evidence to try Ruben Dario da Silva Villar over killings of journalist and activist www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in Colombia’s presidential runoff election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The Mothers of May’s 20-year struggle for justice after Brazil police rampage In 2006 police took revenge for deadly prison riots by killing more than 500 people in alleged shootouts that others call executions. A court is to rule on compensation for victims www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence Sunday’s presidential vote is contest between left and right – and between contradictory proposals for dealing with the decades-long armed conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

US designates Brazil’s two largest gangs as terrorist organizations Announcement by Marco Rubio is being widely seen as setback for Brazil’s president, and a boost for his far-right challenger www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Argentina’s ‘European’ self-image under renewed scrutiny after racist incidents in Brazil Case involving seven-year-old boy is latest flashpoint in debate over race relations in Latin America www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

‘Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country’: Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killing The film-maker talks about her homeland’s ‘racism, paternalism and infantilisation’ towards Indigenous people and her award-winning documentary www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

The mural project honouring the Black cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro – photo essay Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’ Clashes between demonstrators and police in La Paz have entered second week, shaking centre-right president www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’ All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, caught on tape asking banker for millions www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gains www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Brazil caught up in craze for whistling-only WhatsApp groups Some chats can get up to 600 voice notes a day and reach the 1,024-member limit in less than 24 hours www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Colombian election reflects on ‘total peace’ promise as violence surges again Four years after president’s pledge, his would-be successors are divided on how to tackle rising guerrilla attacks www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

‘A sudden gap’: poorest to suffer from Trump’s drive to stop Cuba sending doctors to its neighbours People across Latin America and the Caribbean find themselves without care as countries bow to US pressure www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Obrigado, São Luís! Mesmo com chuva e trânsito pesado, uma turma boa. Amanhã (sábado) é em Salvador

Colombia’s history-making VP blames racism for four years of frustration Francia Márquez, the country’s first Black vice-president, opens up about the strains in her relationship with Petro and the obstacles she has faced: ‘The Colombian state is a racist state’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Lançamentos do livro do projeto Querino em São Luís e Salvador! Na semana que vem, finalmente faremos as conversas de lançamento do livro do projeto Querino nas capitais do Maranhão e da Bahia. Estará em alguma delas? Tem amigos e família lá? Ajude a espalhar a palavra!

Brazil’s former spy chief who fled country arrested by ICE agents in US Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in Brazil www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

#MeToo movement brings wave of harassment claims across Colombia Female journalists’ accounts of harassment trigger avalanche of allegations reaching as far as government www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Uruguay faces dilemma from the deep: what to do with a salvaged Nazi eagle? Sculpture was retrieved from German battleship sunk in 1939 Battle of the River Plate but its future is controversial www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Scores feared dead as Colombian military plane crashes Transport plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Read about how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil longer after abolition, from our @durhamhistory.bsky.social Honorary Fellow Joe Mulhern, in @theguardian.com. @anthempress.bsky.social @tiagorogero.com

A couple of years after we featured on the same episode of the Guardian's Cotton Capital podcast, I had the pleasure to speak to @tiagorogero.com about my book on British Entanglement with Brazilian Slavery (@anthempress.bsky.social, Feb. 26) Gratidão. Boa leitura! anthempress.com/books/britis...

‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Uruguay’s candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back The Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, born among enslaved Africans and once banned, now draws thousands to public squares and carnival parades www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Spanish-speaking Bad Bunny stirs lost Latin identity among Brazil’s music fans Puerto Rican singer sells out concerts in Portuguese-speaking Brazil with breakthrough ‘anti-American agenda of emancipation’ www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

New Today in Focus episode: The untold story of Brazil’s deadliest police raid Guardian journalists Tom Phillips and Tiago Rogero investigate the bloodiest day in Rio de Janeiro’s modern history, when police attempted to capture a drug kingpin in the favelas open.spotify.com/episode/4qjA...

At the Guardian we worked as a team to put together a visual investigation of everything we know so far about Rio's deadliest police operation. A story expertly reported by @tomphillips.bsky.social and @tiagorogero.com that I did OSINT and production for

In more than two dozen interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieced together the story of the bloodiest day in Rio’s modern history. With my great colleague @tomphillips.bsky.social and many others www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Where’s Evo? Missing Morales mystery as Bolivia’s ex-president goes to ground Once a highly visible figure despite being wanted on human trafficking charges, the former leader has not been seen since shortly after the US kidnapped Venezuela’s president www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Venezuela plan to turn notorious prison into cultural centre scrubs past horrors, critics say The move is among several measures the acting president has touted since Maduro’s capture – yet critics say it erases Venezuela’s long history of repression www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Colombian president and Trump put aside insults for amicable White House meeting Leaders had been trading hostile remarks for months but Gustavo Petro’s visit ended with warm words from US counterpart www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Why a T-shirt in a hit movie is trending with Brazilian progressives: ‘Almost every day they sell out’ Even Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has received one, after Wagner Moura wore it in The Secret Agent www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...