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The death toll in a massive police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro rose to at least 121 people, authorities said Thursday. An operation launched Tuesday in two of the city’s favelas sparked intense gunbattles that left at least four police officers dead and an unknown number...

Lawyers for Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal against his 27-year prison sentence handed down last month for a botched military coup after his 2022 election loss. The 85-page motion filed with the Supreme Court on Monday sought a review of parts of Bolsonaro’s conviction...

Peru’s interim president, Jose Jeri, announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao on Tuesday after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime. “The state of emergency approved by the council of ministers will take effect at midnight on...

An appeals court has overturned the conviction of the former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe for bribery and witness tampering in a historic case that gripped the South American country and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. Uribe has denied any wrongdoing. He was sentenced to 12 years...

Peru is set to declare a state of emergency after at least one person was killed and dozens of police officers were injured in widespread protests against President José Jerí who assumed power just days ago. Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday that the government would declare the...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former opposition...

Venezuela’s government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country. Venezuela made the request in a letter addressed to Russia’s ambassador to the UN and council...

Peru’s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation and quickly replaced her with 38-year-old lawyer José Jerí, the legislative body’s leader. Lawmakers had set up a debate and impeachment trial late...

Protesters both for and against Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa rallied in the capital Quito on Sunday after a state of emergency took effect in 10 provinces. Anti-government demonstrations began two weeks ago, organized by the country’s largest Indigenous group, in response to the removal of a...

“This is the face of Haiti today: a country at war, a modern-day Guernica, a human tragedy.” From the podium of the UN General Assembly, Haiti’s transitional leader delivered a stark plea to the international community. For the past 15 months, a Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS...