Americas

Police in Brazil on Wednesday called for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for their efforts to meddle in the ex-leader's trial for attempting to stage a coup. The police investigation also revealed that Bolsonaro last year had plans to seek political asylum in Argentina.

La Paz (AFP) – A bread roll has become a symbol of a severe economic crisis in Boliva that looks set to decide the outcome of the most significant elections in nearly two decades

Weapons smuggled from Florida are empowering the country’s militias and enabling them to challenge a fragile government

US treasury imposes sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, presiding over Bolsonaro alleged coup plot trial

Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, has lobbied US officials to sanction the Supreme Court judge investigating an alleged coup plot following Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2022 win. US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the former head of state, threatening to level heavy tariffs on Brazil. The US-based Eduardo now stands accused by the Supreme Court president of having incited "hostile acts" against the South American country.

Brazil's chief prosecutor has called on the country's Supreme Court to find former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiring to stage a coup following the 2022 election, which was won by his left-wing rival, the current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The call came during closing arguments in a trial that included an attempt by US President Donald Trump to intervene in support of his right-wing ally.

The US and Colombia recalled their top diplomats Thursday amid escalating tensions, linked to an alleged plot against Colombia’s leftist president. Washington first withdrew its chargé d'affaires, citing "baseless and reprehensible" comments from Colombia’s government, a State Department spokesperson said, without elaborating.

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.

El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) – Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries-old dispute.

Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela

Discontent with government handling of diplomatic crisis rises as Pete Hegseth says US troops moved to country

Brazil sack manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.