Philip Reeves

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree significantly expanding the public's right to bear firearms in the belief that this will help reduce the crime epidemic.

We have the latest on the big political changes taking shape in Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro, who is in the first week of his new administration.

Brazil's new far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, took office Tuesday, calling for unity — in contrast with his past homophobic, misogynistic and racist statements.

Brazil on Tuesday inaugurates its new far-right president. It marks a reversal of the pink-tide of leftist leaders elected in South America in the last two decades.

On New Year's Day, Jair Bolsonaro will be sworn in as president. He's an admirer of Donald Trump, and his rise to power has created — and reflected — deep divisions among Brazilians.

In Brazil on New Year's Day, a congressman from the far right will be sworn in as president. His rise to power has created deep divisions among Brazilians, symbolized by one particular incident.

Retired army captain Jair Bolsonaro will be inaugurated as Brazil's president on New Year's Day. His homophobic record and far right views alarm LGBT Brazilians who fear losing the right to marry.

Argentina hoped the G-20 summit would be a chance to showcase its stability and prosperity. But high expectations for its technocrat president have succumbed to runaway inflation and economic crisis.

Argentina hosts the G20 summit this weekend but it's been a rocky time in the run-up, from economic problems to the chaotic cancelation of a soccer championship.

President Nicolás Maduro sets his eyes on the country's golden Orinoco flow. His ally Turkey is a major buyer.

The second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores was billed as a glorious highlight in the tournament's history — the first ever meeting of age-old rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.

Brazilians have chosen a new president. He's a far-right former army captain who has espoused racist, misogynistic and homophobic views. His name: Jair Bolsonaro.

Jair Bolsonaro — a former army captain who expressed his admiration for dictatorship and repeatedly denigrated women and gays — looks certain to become the country's new president.

Brazil's voters cast ballots today in the second round of the nation's presidential election that could see a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, elected.

Onetime targets of Brazil's dictatorship are worried that a candidate who openly admires the past military regime is expected to win Sunday's presidential election.

Brazilians vote Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that has riven the nation. The front runner is a far-right candidate who has used misogynistic, racist and homophobic language.

Environmental groups warn it'll be disastrous for the Amazon if Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil. Bolsonaro grew up in a rain forest, in a community that's now deeply divided about him.

Amid rising political tensions, veteran rocker Roger Waters is using his tour to urge Brazilians not to vote for the far-right presidential candidate — prompting confrontations between fans.

Preliminary results show a far-right candidate returned a commanding lead in the first round of the presidential election. He heads to a runoff later this month with the Workers' Party candidate.

Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.