Latin America

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, …

Security forces in Guyana say a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was shot at “from the Venezuelan shore” in the contested Essequibo region. Police and the Guyana defence force said in a joint statement that the incident occurred on Sunday, ahead of the South American nation’s general election …

Will GrantMexico Correspondent and Chris GrahamBBC News Reuters A woman holds a sign reading “President, what does a country that sows bodies harvest?” during a protest in Mexico City Thousands of people have held protests across Mexico to highlight the country’s many enforced disappearances and demand more action by officials …

The number of animals infested with New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, has risen by 53% in the four weeks to mid-August, Mexican government data reveals. While infestations by the fly larvae primarily affect cattle, Mexican officials also registered cases in dogs, horses, sheep – and humans. According to …

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative senator, who was 39, underwent multiple surgeries after being hit by three bullets but died on 11 August. The teenager was …

Watch: Moment Javier Milei is hastily evacuated after objects were thrown at motorcade Argentine President Javier Milei was moved to safety after protesters threw rocks and bottles at his convoy while campaigning for mid-term elections. Milei was standing in the back of a vehicle moving along the streets of Lomas …

The story of the last Pinta Island tortoise, who died in 2012 at the Galapagos National Park in Ecuador. BBC News

Police in Brazil have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro, 70, and his 41-year-old son Eduardo of obstruction of justice. They allege that the two tried to interfere in the trial currently under way against the elder Bolsonaro, in which he stands accused of leading an attempted coup after his defeat …

The International Space Station captured Hurricane Erin as it traveled northwest through the Caribbean, with sustained wind speeds of 105 mph. The hurricane is now generating dangerous rip currents from Florida to New England, but it is not expected to make landfall in the US. Forecasters have also warned of …

Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel has broken the record held by former England international Peter Shilton for most competitive appearances in world football, says his club Fluminense. The 44-year-old made his 1,391st appearance in the last 16 of the Copa Sudamericana – the South American equivalent of the Europa …

Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been jailed in his native Mexico after his arrest in the United States in July. The Mexican boxer was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Studio City, Los Angeles, five days after fighting Jake Paul in nearby Anaheim. Mexican …

Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence. Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala. Police have not given a motive for …

Watch: Brazil does “not deserve the privilege of the free market” – Eduardo Bolsonaro on US tariffs The son of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has praised US President Donald Trump for imposing huge tariffs on his home country – and warned more measures could be on the way. Eduardo …

Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane as it threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the eastern coast of the United States. The rains caused by the storm are already beginning to hit the south-eastern Bahamas, and the Turk and Caicos Islands, where a tropical …

Grace Livingstone Villa Baviera, Chile Grace Livingstone The village is in Chile but its architecture is Bavarian in style With sloping red-tiled roofs, trimmed lawns and a shop selling home-baked ginger biscuits, Villa Baviera looks like a quaint German-style village, nestled in the rolling hills of central Chile. But it …

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya River. Four other members of the security forces were injured …

Six men and three women have died in a blast at an explosives factory near the Brazilian city of Curitiba, in southern Paraná state, emergency officials say. The explosion happened on Tuesday morning local time when a number of people were on shift in the factory. Seven people were also …

Charges against an American influencer and teen pilot who has been stranded on a remote island in the Antarctic since June have been dropped. Ethan Guo, 19, is alleged to have illegally landed his plane in Chilean territory after embarking on a solo trip to all seven continents to raise …

Footage from Ica shows huge dust clouds. BBC News