Philip Reeves

Chile held the first round of its presidential election Sunday. The leading candidates came from the left and the far right.

A conservative lawmaker and a former student protest leader will face off in Chile's presidential runoff, after no one got enough votes to win the country's election outright.

Chile holds the first round of a two-round presidential election, with candidates ranging from the far left to the far right.

Chile holds the first round of its presidential election Sunday. A far-right candidate is the unexpected front-runner.

Chile's president Sebastian Pinera faces an impeachment vote in the Senate Tuesday, days ahead of the first round of voting in presidential elections.

20 nations are responsible for 80% of the world's carbon emissions. Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, we look at what China, India and Brazil — three of the world's biggest emitters — are doing.

Brazil's Senate accused President Jair Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic. It has asked state prosecutors to indict him, though that is unlikely to happen.

Brazil's parliament has been investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic and is issuing a report that's harshly critical of his performance.

Thousands of Haitian migrants have taken up residence in Brazil hoping to move on to the U.S. The communities have become semi-permanent.

For many Haitian migrants, the dangerous journey from their troubled home country to the United States spans a decade and thousands of dangerous miles through Latin America.

Attributed to climate change, Brazil's historic drought is devastating its coffee farmers, who's crops supply much of the world.

In cities around Brazil, Bolsonaro supporters demonstrated against those who oppose the far-right president. The intensity of the protests have some Brazilians worried about their country's future.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is a biker, as are many of his supporters and it is a theme at his rallies. But in Brazil, biker culture is not just for the far-right.

An investigation is underway into the government's disastrous response to the pandemic. In particular, lawmakers are examining the president's denialism, failure to buy vaccines and corruption.

Brazilians are desperate for heroes right now, and it looks like they have found one: Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic medal for gymnastics.

A look at how the delta variant and vaccine efforts are shaping the course of the coronavirus through three places - Brazil, South Africa and Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Pedro Castillo is a former teacher and son of farmers, who narrowly beat his right-wing rival. His election, some say, may herald change across the region.

Peru's presidential election was between the right-wing daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori and a leftist teacher who is new to politics. It's still not clear who won.

Peru is holding its presidential elections, with a leftist school teacher, Pedro Castillo, facing off against the right-wing daughter of the country's ex-president, the authoritarian Alberto Fujimori.

Brazil will host Copa America, one of the world's top soccer tournaments, after original host Argentina was dropped due to a surge in COVID cases. But Brazil also has been hit hard by the pandemic.