Latin America News

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in his country to Venezuela, in exchange for taking “political prisoners” held by […]

Brazil’s President Lula and China’s President Xi Jinping have signed a joint declaration strengthening bilateral relations. Lula praised a series of agreements between the two countries, saying that China offers […]

By Fabiola Sanchez Online recruiting techniques and complicit local authorities have been among the details revealed by the renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico where authorities say the […]

Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week. President […]

By Samantha Schmidt, Katharine Houreld and Karen DeYoung As Latin America’s drug trade surges, the Trump administration’s aid freeze has brought crucial anti-narcotics programs to a screeching halt. The administration […]

By Ana Cristina Alvarado Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishermen. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris, and boats collide […]

By Adelita Coriat Colombian and Mexican cartels control the drug trafficking business in Panama. They’ve turned the isthmus into a key corridor, a highway along which cocaine moves towards the […]

By Michael Loria Two former Colombian Navy employees have been extradited to the U.S. in connection with a plot to assist a narco intelligence operation foil drug interdiction ships from […]

A 61-year-old Peruvian fisherman has been rescued after spending 95 days adrift at sea off the southern coast of Ecuador. He had been hanging on to life for months by […]

Peru’s president has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and ordered the deployment of soldiers to the streets to help police address a recent surge of violence […]

By Serah Louis The rise of U.S. protectionism is forcing Canada to look further afield for trade partners, with some pointing south — much farther south — to one potential […]

By Ruta Kulkarni “No, we will not allow the U.S. to invade Mexico. It will not happen,” was the response Friday by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gave about the possibility […]

By Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deported fewer immigrants in February than they did under the Biden administration during the same month a year ago, […]

Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after they were deported from the U.S. They were given 30 days to leave […]

By Dac Collins Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed twice by the animals while growing up as a kid in Zimbabwe. So it’s fair to […]

By Karen DeYoung Two days before Chilean lawmakers passed a long-debated package of social security reforms in late January, a group of U.S. investors unhappy with the legislation sent an […]

By Autumn Spredemann Widespread outrage has erupted in Bolivia over the details of contracts officials signed with Chinese and Russian companies to exploit the country’s vast lithium reserves. Bolivians say […]

By Jack Nicas, Pascale Bonnefoy and John Bartlett Shortly after 3 a.m., a battering ram burst open the door to a 14th-floor apartment and three men dressed in the black […]

By Parker Asmann Fresh threats of tariffs from the US government may prove counterproductive in combating migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking networks, and could empower the very organized crime groups […]