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...

Venezuela approves bill to open oil sector to foreign investment after US pressure Law will give private companies more control but experts unsure whether reforms go far enough for US www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

As Colombia moves to outlaw cockfighting, a bloody night unfolds in Cartagena Cheers erupt at each killing blow in an arena facing extinction after a landmark court ruling www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘She doesn’t want to be here’: five-year-old US citizen and her mother deported to Honduras Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Leaked video shows Venezuela regime’s desperate struggle to control message Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez told influencers of US threat to kill leaders if they did cooperate after capture of Maduro www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Dictator ousted but regime intact – what next for Venezuela’s opposition? The US snatched Nicolás Maduro but, frozen out by Trump, anti-government activists are unsure how to proceed www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Venezuelan regime touts ‘mass release’ of political prisoners but many say repression continues NGOs estimate that there are still close to 1,000 political prisoners in Venezuela despite claims by new leaders www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump claims he has cancelled second wave of attacks on Venezuela US president also threatens land strikes on drug cartels in Latin America and says he will meet Venezuelan opposition leader soon www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Venezuela to release ‘important number’ of detainees Congressional president Jorge Rodríguez says releases are a gesture to ‘consolidate peace’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump administration reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello could be next Washington signals interior minister must back acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, or face Nicolás Maduro’s fate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the president www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘She was the brains, Maduro was the brawn’: Cilia Flores’ role in Venezuela Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, wielded far more power than just being a first lady and played a front line role in politics www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump’s new focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’ US president claims US will take back oil stolen from it by Venezuela, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump’s shadow war in Venezuela grows, but country’s strongman leader still clings to power Report of a drone attack on a port facility signals new phase in US military campaign against Nicolás Maduro www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Venezuela says it released 99 people detained for protesting 2024 presidential election Government said the move was due to its ‘unrestricted respect for human rights’ in the face of US aggression www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras Winning margin of 28,000 votes announced a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completed www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Bolsonaro supporters ‘cancel’ Havaianas flip-flop brand over television ad Son of jailed former Brazilian president says spokesperson for ‘national symbol’ sandals is ‘openly leftwing’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensions www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ecuador court sentences 11 air force troops over disappearance of four boys Long sentences in case of Afro-Ecuadorian ‘Guayaquil Four’ focuses attention on president’s crackdown on crime www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Trump and top aides refuse to rule out war with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro orders Venezuelan navy to escort oil tankers after seizure by US forces www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away Experts say José Antonio Kast able to ‘reactivate a dormant Pinochetism’ and warn more education needed on ‘horrors of dictatorship’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Brazilian congress passes bill to cut Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term President Lula has indicated he will veto legislation but conservative lawmakers likely to overturn his decision www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

US designates Colombia’s biggest drug cartel Gulf Clan as terrorist organization Marco Rubio calls drug-trafficking militia, present in at least 20 of Colombia’s departments, ‘violent and powerful’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

At least three writers withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite Writers cited Machado’s support for Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy Joesley Batista is credited as a major force behind the reconciliation between Trump and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Chile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power From the US to Hungary to Argentina, rightwing leaders are praising José Antonio Kast’s win in Chile’s presidential race www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but compulsory voting could create volatility www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions after conviction of ex-president www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police Ally claims former MAS president ‘illegally kidnapped’ and suggests arrest linked to fund for Indigenous Bolivians www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ under way amid Trump ‘interference’ Xiomara Castro alleges US manipulation and blackmail as preliminary count shows two rightwing candidates closely tied www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right? The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reserves www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston airport while on the way to see family in Austin for a surprise trip www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Colombia’s president warns Trump: ‘Do not wake the jaguar’ with threats of military strikes Gustavo Petro responded to intimations by US president of military strikes on Colombian soil to fight drug trafficking www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Trump frees ex-Honduran president from prison as country awaits knife-edge election result Release of convicted cocaine trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández is latest US interference in election and comes despite Trump’s apparent ‘war on drugs’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

A visual guide to the deadly airstrikes and military buildup: how the US ‘war on drugs’ has unfolded in the Caribbean US has used claims of a drug route to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Is US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded? Donald Trump claims military buildup is necessary to stem flow of drugs to US but some believe goal is regime change www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Guyana in turmoil after opposition leader arrested and faces US extradition Azruddin Mohamed had emerged as a surprise contender in the presidential election and claims political persecution www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Bolivia’s ex-president who oversaw bloody crackdown on protesters freed from prison Release follows supreme court ruling that overturned Jeanine Áñez’s conviction for allegedly staging coup to seize power www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

‘We don’t have enough to eat, to live’: how Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cuts are driving homelessness in Argentina Those hit hard by far-right leader’s zero-deficit policies fear worse to come after his election win www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

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‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity Despite falling inflation, a majority are failing to make ends meet as wages and purchasing power have nosedived From Buenos Aires, with @facundoiglesia.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...