South America
Brazilian Congress moves to limit Indigenous land claims
A bill making its way through the Legislature in Brazil could limit Indigenous land claims in the country, and potentially call into question large swaths of land already demarcated for Indian reservations.
Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?
‘We were treated as disposable beings’: Waste pickers in Colombia fought for their rights after 11 murders
Migration across Darién Gap changes Colombian village’s economy
As Title 42 ends, more migrants from South America are crossing the Darién jungle en route to US
Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension.
Lithium extraction in Bolivia poses more than environmental questions: It illustrates how notions about raw materials can be at odds with Indigenous relations with the land.
Finding Ukraine’s stolen children and bringing perpetrators to justice: lessons from Argentina
Hundreds of children were stolen from their parents during the dictatorship in Argentina, but over the years, some have been reunited with their families.
Where does Brazil stand with the war in Ukraine?
Over the last week, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva courted controversy with his remarks on the conflict in Ukraine, causing tensions between Brazil and the US.
In Colombia’s capital, the ‘purple patrol’ fights sexual harassment on crowded buses
Bogotá is trying to curb sexual harassment against women on public transportation systems. It’s trained more than 500 police officers as part of the purple patrol to respond to cases of gender-based violence. Female police officers also hand out leaflets with information about hotlines that women can call for assistance.
Impeachment trial begins against Ecuador's President Lasso
Ecuador’s National Assembly is debating the future of President Guillermo Lasso. If it votes to remove Lasso, it would be the first impeachment of an Ecuadorian president since the country’s return to democracy in 1979.
Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor aims to rival the Panama Canal
Mexico is hard at work on a huge development project that the country’s president hopes will rival the Panama Canal. It won’t be another waterway, but when it’s finished, the Interoceanic Corridor will connect ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico in numerous ways. President Andres Manuel López Obrador is looking to the US for support on the project. But Indigenous communities are fighting the decision.
Erol Josué’s new album Pèlerinaj highlights Haiti’s Vodou tradition and the artist’s own pilgrimage
The 18 tracks on "Pèlerinaj," or “pilgrimage” in Haitian Creole, are a mix of sacred Vodou chants and traditional Haitian rhythms with funk, jazz, rock and electronic music.
Guyana’s discovery of oil reserves has the nation split between boosting the economy and preserving the environment
Guyana is hoping that newly discovered offshore crude reserves can help transform the country's economy and offset its ongoing poverty crisis. But some people are concerned about what this may mean for the environment.
Thousands of passengers are stranded after Colombia’s Viva Air grounds flights
Thousands of passengers were stranded in airports in Colombia and several other Latin American countries this week following the collapse of the budget airline, Viva Air. It's the latest airline company to fold amid decreasing passenger demand and higher oil prices.
The last of Mexico’s artisanal salt-makers preserve a 2,000-year-old tradition
A handful of salt-makers in Mexico are preserving an ancestral tradition of artisanal salt that goes back 2,000 years. It's a dying art form and many fear for its future amid climate change and migration.