Brazil managed to reduce gas emissions from 2004 through 2012, but new data confirms the trend has been reversed. Brazil’s carbon emissions increased by 9.6 percent in 2019 mainly because … Read More
Boy, 16, was in stable condition with head trauma and a wrist fracture after the incident in the capital, Santiago. Authorities in Chile have arrested a police officer who allegedly … Read More
By October 1, that number could increase by more than 300,000. That was the headline at this week’s press briefing by the Pan American Health Organization, citing modeling by the … Read More
Ulises Ruiz / Getty Images A demonstrator in Guadalajara, Mexico. MEXICO CITY — Several prominent killings by police officers and thousands of arrests over violations of measures intended to curb … Read More
People in Brazil have protested against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis which they say has been lax. Across Latin America, many leaders have stepped up to … Read More
Gustavo Graf / Reuters A metro station in Mexico City on March 17, 2020 MEXICO CITY — Latin America is rapidly grinding to a halt over the threat of coronavirus, … Read More
Dengue fever cases are soaring in Latin America, all the way from Mexico to Chile. The mosquito-borne illness has become one of the most common reasons for hospitalisation. More than … Read More
Health officials across Latin America are bracing for a surge in coronavirus cases as the summer holiday season comes to an end. The continent’s first case was recorded in Brazil … Read More
