The document drafted by a Constitutional Council was finalized last week
Latin America
Brazil’s largest city was hit by a storm which severely damaged the power grid on Friday
A drug trafficker wanted in four countries received a Uruguayan passport while detained in the UAE in 2012
The decision comes despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each side to choose its candidate
The industrial engineer and former lawmaker had over 90% of the vote with 65% counted
The committee recommended the far-right former president be charged with an attempted coup and other crimes
The banana business heir beat leftist Luisa González by around four percentage points
According to pollsters, many voters were still undecided in the final days of the campaign
Climate change drove deadly winter heat wave in South America, study says
Temperatures rose by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius in August and September