There are seven confirmed leptospirosis deaths as thousands displaced by floods in late April return to their homes
Latin America
Heavy rains return to southern Brazil, flooding even higher ground in Porto Alegre
Record flooding over the past month has killed 163 people and displaced around 600,000 more
The March of Silence called for ‘memory, truth, and justice’ and for ‘state terrorism never again’
Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill
The legislation approved by the government considers them to be diagnosed and eligible for mental health services
‘It seems that disaster is always chasing us,’ said a Haitian refugee who lost friends and family in the 2010 earthquake — only to see his home in Brazil destroyed by the floods
Venezuela won’t allow exit of opposition aides in Argentine embassy
Second-in-command Diosdado Cabello said ‘there is no safe passage for those who do not love’ the country
Argentina ramps up pressure on Venezuela over opposition embassy refugees
‘The entire Machado campaign office is in the official Argentine residence in Caracas’
There are still 105 people missing and more than 115,000 have been displaced
González, a former diplomat in Argentina and Algeria, was named after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on primary winner María Corina Machado holding office