Brazil’s president speaks with the Mexican foreign minister about the state of democracy in Latin America, and reiterates his invitation for Sheinbaum to visit the country
The president-elect of Colombia has supported building mega-prisons, scaling back bureaucracy and withdrawing the country from the United Nations system. He’ll face opposition from half the country
Right-wing governments are now in power in 12 countries in their various forms, as hardline security policies, rollbacks of women’s and minority rights, and alliances in Trump’s orbit gain ground
The far‑right candidate presents his tough-on-crime program at a time when polls show his rival, President Lula, taking a bigger lead
The founder of Banco Master is accused of a multimillion-dollar fraud. A second attempt to strike a plea deal has been rejected because he did not name accomplices or provide conclusive evidence
The Brazilian president wants to negotiate with Donald Trump, but he also warns that, if not, he will seek new partners
The celebrated musician reflects on old age, the Tropicália movement, The Beatles, technology and a world he watches with growing disenchantment
The move against Comando Vermelho and the PCC was announced two days after right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro visited Trump at the White House and despite Lula’s government opposing it
Jair Bolsonaro’s son, who hopes to defeat the leftist president in the elections, sought a photo with the Republican to overcome a crisis and consolidate his candidacy
The right-wing candidate is slipping in the polls — though he remains in the race — amid a crisis over his ties to the mastermind behind a corruption scandal
In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders
The actor, who catapulted into fame with ‘Narcos’ and stars in ‘The Secret Agent’, was a leading voice against Bolsonaro: ‘The similarities between the recent history of Brazil and the United States are obvious’
The leftist president and the right-wing senator, who is the eldest child of the imprisoned ex-president, face enormous opposition seven months before the vote
The Penal Code, which considers sex with minors under 14 a crime, fails to eradicate the deeply rooted practice of child marriage
The former president of Brazil will be moved from the police station where he is being held to a larger cell in the military wing of the Papuda penitentiary complex
The president of Chile, who will leave office on March 11, is an unusual figure in his political sphere. EL PAÍS spoke with him in three meetings. He will work from the opposition and could run again in four years
The clan’s eldest son is presenting himself as a moderate version of his father, while the traditional right is calling for a candidate who is not from the family
Bolsonaro-aligned members of parliament argue that an advertisement featuring Fernanda Torres is an attack on conservatives
The letter accuses the U.S. president of using tariffs to influence the court that convicted Bolsonaro for attempting a coup
A conservative network that originated in Brazil and spread through Argentina has reached Mexico, acting as a political weapon
Despite the number of inmates serving time at home, the country’s penitentiaries remain overcrowded
Rio’s governor echoes Trump’s rhetoric on ‘narco-terrorists’ and places the issue at the center of 2026 presidential campaign
Governor Castro is considering vetoing the measure, which was in effect in the 1990s and is being reintroduced just as police fatality rates have fallen
The US president criticizes the fight against climate change at the United Nations General Assembly, calling it a ‘hoax’ and demands that Europe stop buying Russian gas and oil to end the war in Ukraine
The Brazilian Supreme Court reached a majority verdict to convict high-ranking military officers for attempting to prevent the transfer of power to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after losing the 2022 election
The historic curse of pardoning politicians and military officers looms in Brazil as the Supreme Court tries the former president for an attempted coup
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week on the former president and several military officers accused of leading a conspiracy against Lula