His comments came after Lula announced US$245 billion in security and assistance to the Indigenous people, who are facing a humanitarian crisis due to deforestation and illegal mining

More than twice as many people attempted the treacherous journey as the previous year, figures from the government of Panama show

Vice President Villarruel had suggested using the lot for other activities aside from being a memory site

Universal jurisdiction laws could see the former leader in court for the extrajudicial executions of over 6,400 people during the country’s 53-year armed conflict

The protocol authorizes federal forces to clamp down on any form of roadblock and criminalizes protesters attempting to hide their identity

Mariano Cúneo Libarona quit representing alleged repressor Enrique Barré, although his law firm is still involved

An in-depth exploration of Argentina’s new vice president by Ximena Tordini. Originally published in Crisis magazine, translated and adapted for the Herald.

Raúl Alfonsín’s presidential inauguration on December 10, 1983, ended the dictatorship, enshrining the date in the country’s collective memory forever

From democratic backsliding to abortion rights and racism, these are the issues we’re following around the region