Latin America

The head of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, and his son have been arrested, following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa América final in Miami. Mr Ramón, 71, and Ramón Jamil, 43, were held on charges of battery involving an official or an employee, said the Miami-Dade Police Department. The …

So what does slow-growth Brazil gain from being dragged along in China’s economic slipstream? Rodrigo Zeidan, a Brazilian economist based at China’s New York University Shanghai, tells the BBC that Brazil and China alike see the Brics as a “hedge” in terms of global alliances, rather than as a top …

Beryl is the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and, at its peak earlier this week was the earliest category five storm on record. It was a category two hurricane late on Thursday and is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overland. Forecasters say it could regain strength over the …

In 2007, a young Lionel Messi posed for photos with a baby in the dressing room of the Camp Nou in Barcelona for a charity calendar photoshoot. Messi, who was 20, was already making a name for himself and would go on the become arguably the greatest of all time. …

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro benefited from an illegal scheme to sell $1.2m (£937,000) in jewellery and other luxury gifts given to his government, police investigators say. It comes after Brazil’s Federal Police last week recommended charging him with crimes including money-laundering over undeclared jewellery gifted between 2019 and 2022. …

Los Lobos is one of the most powerful gangs in Ecuador with an estimated 8,000 members. Originally a jail gang accused of instigating some of Ecuador’s bloodiest prison riots, Los Lobos has expanded its operations and now wields considerable power outside the prison system. Its members are involved in contract …

More than 400,000 people were without power on Thursday morning, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) reported. Earlier on Wednesday, JPS said it was forced to pause the restoration of power lines in some locations, because of safety concerns for its workers. The lack of light means locals are just …

Mr Milei, a right-wing economist and former television personality, is expected to attend a meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Santa Catarina. At the gathering, he plans to meet Mr Bolsonaro, whom Lula defeated in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election. Mr Milei is an outspoken critic of leftist …

Meteorologists and climate scientists have also remarked about how quickly Hurricane Beryl strengthened. It took just 42 hours to go from a tropical depression – with maximum sustained wind speeds of 38mph or less – to a major hurricane (meaning above 111mph). “What makes Beryl particularly notable is that it …

At least seven people are reported to have died as a result of the storm as it swept through the Caribbean. Three people died in Grenada, where it first made landfall on Monday, one in St Vincent and the Grenadines, and another three in northern Venezuela, which was hit by …

Hurricane Beryl has ripped across the Caribbean with winds of 240km/h (150mph) tearing roofs from buildings, uprooting trees and devastating the islands in its path. At least six people are known to have been killed across Grenada and St Vincent, and thousands left homeless after the category five storm made …

Jeremie Tronet tells the BBC how Hurricane Beryl has impacted his life on Union Island, where he has lived for 15 years. “I lost my house, my businesses, everything,” he says, describing it as “one of the worst hurricanes” the island has ever seen. Mr Tronet said the storm has …

Plus, of course, generators. With power and communications still down, she has only managed to send out messages by connecting to the Starlink network launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. For its part, the government in St Vincent and the Grenadines says it recognises the scale of the problem. In a …

Meteorologists from the National Hurricane Center say Beryl continues to strengthen as it moves through the south-eastern Caribbean. The NHC warns Beryl is expected bring “life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica later this week”, most likely on Wednesday afternoon local time. The Jamaican government has issued a hurricane warning …

“It is not a joke,” said the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, reminding people of the devastation caused by past hurricanes in the Caribbean. In a national address from his official residence, Mr Gonsalves said he was seeking shelter in his basement. “The roof, certainly …

Hurricane Beryl, the first named hurricane of the season, is expected to bring destructive winds and flooding to some Caribbean islands. Satellite footage shows the hurricane on the move, with speeds predicted to reach up to 155mph (250km/h). Barbados’ meteorological service has warned of power outages and flash flooding, as …

On a day of fast moving events in Bolivia, police have arrested the former head of the armed forces who led an apparent coup attempt. It all started when troops and armoured vehicles led by General Juan José Zúñiga took up position on Murillo Square in the capital La Paz, …

There was shock in the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz on Wednesday, after soldiers stormed the presidential palace as part of an attempted coup by breakaway military chiefs. There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths. The coup leader, General Juan José Zúñiga, said he wanted to “restructure …

Bolivian President Luis Arce has demanded democracy be “respected” after soldiers were reported to have moved into central La Paz. Unverified videos showed armoured vehicles and soldiers in Murillo Square, in the centre of the capital La Paz. Former President Evo Morales warned of an imminent “coup,” accusing General Juan …

One person is dead and nine people have been injured after a cable car cabin carrying 10 people fell from a station in the Colombian city of Medellín, authorities say. Local reports said the accident occurred around 04:30 local time (10:30 GMT) on the K line of the city’s Metrocable …