Latin America

Police in Bolivia have arrested the country’s former counternarcotics czar after finding a cocaine lab on one of his properties, although it is not yet clear if he was aware of its existence. Felipe Cáceres was the head of the government department for controlled substances from 2006 to 2019 and …

Brazil’s Civil Defense and firefighting teams worked to extinguish the flames in São Paulo, and no injuries were reported. BBC News

The leader of Mexico-based evangelical megachurch La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a court in New York. Naasón Joaquín García, 56, is already serving a 16-year-sentence after he admitted in court in California to sexually abusing girls from his …

Getty Images US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US is “ready to do what is needed” to help stabilise Argentina’s escalating financial turmoil. “All options for stabilization are on the table,” Bessent wrote on social media, calling Argentina a “systematically important US ally in Latin America”. The message …

Tens of thousands of Brazilians joined protests in cities across the country on Sunday to protest against a bill which could result in ex-President Jair Bolsonaro being granted amnesty. Bolsonaro was found guilty of plotting a coup earlier this month and has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. He …

A fire whirlwind or ‘firenado’ has torn through a sugarcane field in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Firefighting teams worked to extinguish the flames earlier this month and no injuries were reported. According to São Paulo state’s Civil Defense, which released the video, the phenomenon occurs when intense heat …

The United States has officially named Colombia as a country which has “demonstrably failed” to uphold its obligations to control drug trafficking. Each year, the US government formally certifies whether several countries are fully co-operating with US-led counternarcotic efforts, and those which are found to be wanting risk having their …

The Venezuelan musician is leading the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at Wembley. BBC News

Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News Leman Pasquale/EPA/Shutterstock Venezuelan civilians have been receiving training in the militia to respond to perceived US threats US President Donald Trump has renewed his accusation that Venezuela is sending gang members and drugs to the United States, which he said was “not acceptable”. Tension has been high …

A large truck carrying bottles of soda fell into a sinkhole in Mexico City. Authorities had cordoned off the site before the truck sank rear-first further into the sinkhole. Initial reports suggested that a collapsed drainage system has caused the sinkhole, according to the mayor of Iztapalapa – Mexico City’s …

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup. A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had convicted the former leader. They ruled he …

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been convicted of plotting a military coup. Three out of five Supreme Court justices found the 70-year-old guilty of leading a conspiracy aimed at keeping him in power after he lost the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da …

A WestJet flight from Toronto made a hard landing at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten on Sunday afternoon, prompting an emergency response. The airline confirmed that all 164 passengers and crew aboard flight 2276 were safely evacuated with no reported injuries. Emergency slides were deployed and responders sprayed …

The first of five Supreme Court justices who will decide the fate of the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has found the ex-leader guilty of plotting a coup. But Bolsonaro will only be convicted if at least three out of the five justices find him guilty. Justice Alexandre de Moraes …

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent in São Paulo Reuters There were rallies by supporters and opponents of ex-President Bolsonaro on Sunday On Sunday, Brazilians celebrated their country’s independence from Portugal as they do every year on 7 September: with patriotism, military parades, flag-waving and churrascos – Brazilian barbecues. But with a …

Witness History: How a group of Nicaraguan deaf kids in the 1980s came up with their own way to communicate. BBC News

President Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and “put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down”. His warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told …

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, 53, has won a rare third term in office after his Labour Party sailed to victory in Monday’s election. The Caribbean nation’s electoral commission said the Labour Party had won 34 seats, beating the opposition People’s National Party (PNP), which secured 29 seats, according to …

Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online Reuters Former President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest The trial of the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, on charges that he led a conspiracy to overturn his 2022 election loss to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is in its …

The coup trial of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro will enter its final stage on Tuesday. He is accused of masterminding an attempt to stay in power after losing his bid for re-election in 2022, which culminated in his supporters breaking into and vandalising government buildings in the capital, …