Latin America

Thousands of demonstrators on Tuesday evening staged one of the strongest protests against Brazilian President Michel Temer and his fiscal-austerity agenda.

Residents of Chapecó, Brazil, struggle with news that a plane crash has decimated their soccer team, Chapecoense, a scrappy bunch of no-names who were preparing for the biggest match of their lives.

A reversal of President Barack Obama’s outreach to Cuba, as threatened by President-elect Donald Trump this week, would leave a bigger opening off the U.S. coast for another great military power: China.

Members of a Brazilian soccer team traveling to the finals of the Copa Sudamericana were among at least 70 people killed Monday night when their airplane crashed on approach to Colombia’s Medellín international airport, Colombian police said.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed a change in the recent overhaul of the judicial system to put the appointment of the country’s first independent prosecutor in the hands of the Senate.

Two administration officials, including President Obama’s nominee to be Cuban ambassador, will attend the memorial service planned for Tuesday.

Unemployment in Mexico fell to its lowest level in nine years in October amid strong private-sector job growth that has supported consumption and helped keep the economy expanding.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to reverse the Obama administration’s re-engagement with Cuba could drive a new wedge between Washington and Latin America, a region already suspicious of the next American leader over his rhetoric on immigration and trade.

American Airlines and JetBlue launched the first scheduled flights between the U.S. and Havana in half a century, leading what is set to become a parade of U.S. carriers offering regular service to the Cuban capital.

People began lining up at Revolution Square in the heart of Havana to say farewell to Fidel Castro, the all-powerful strongman who challenged the U.S. and shaped every facet of life for his compatriots.

Fidel Castro’s legacy in Cuba, a country he ruled for five decades, is likely to endure for many years to come.

The death of Fidel Castro is putting unexpected pressure on President-elect Donald Trump to follow through on earlier promises to reverse the recent openings to Cuba made by President Barack Obama.

Cubans have stumbled through a collective haze since Fidel Castro died Friday night at age 90, with some expecting little real change while others see the opening of a new chapter in the nation’s history.

Jubilant Cuban-Americans took to the streets to cheer the death former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, some chanting, ‘The tyrant is dead.’

The death of Fidel Castro amplifies questions about the future of President Barack Obama’s effort to restore U.S. relations with Cuba, as both countries undergo momentous political transitions.

Brazil President Michel Temer vowed to derail efforts by the nation’s lawmakers to try to shield themselves from prosecution in an epic graft probe that has rocked the country.

The death of Fidel Castro triggered an outpouring of emotions across Latin America, where the left paid tribute to a leader they saw as an opponent to the U.S. while detractors recalled his brutal dictatorship.

Argentine officials said they would grant more contracts to build renewable power generators, bringing the total investment committed to such projects to $4 billion.