Uruguay: Pepe Mujica, hero, populist, or demagogue?
President Mujica's humble life and style have been widely popular, but not everyone likes or respects him. Javier Farje reports from Montevideo.
The paranoid style in Brazilian politics
A close look at some writers and bloggers on the Brazilian right and their links to Veja magazine.
New Violence Against Journalists and Community Radio in Guatemala
Community radio is the heart of rural communities across Guatemala and Latin America, yet stations have increasingly come under assault, especially in communities in resistance to mega-projects in their territory.
Growing inclusion of London’s Latin Americans
Latin Americans welcome decision by a growing number of London boroughs to recognise them as “an ethnic group”.
Mexico: Ayotzinapa eight months on
Renowned Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska reflects on the current situation in Mexico, eight months on from the disappearance of 43 student teachers in Ayoztinapa in the state of Guerrero, and the sacking of a prominent journalist.
Heading for impeachment
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies will probably vote on whether President Dilma Rousseff is to be impeached on 14 or 15 April. Lula is frantically trying to cobble together a new alliance but time is running out.
Maracujá and the March of Folly
Passion fruit juice, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, outrageous headline in The Economist and non-stop sessions of Congress, as Brazil grinds its way towards impeachment.
Brazil’s Cheshire Cat
The Chamber of Deputies will almost certainly vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on Sunday 17 April. But, remarkably, former President Lula from the same PT party is still the most popular politician in the country
Brazil: The morning after the night before
So, the Chamber of Deputies has voted to proceed with the impeachment of the President. What next?
Brazil: ‘Impeeshmon’ goes to the Senate
The impeachment of Dilma looks almost certain. But the forces likely to be unleashed are hard to predict and harder to control.