Latin America

Mexican marines took over a railroad line at dawn while the company involved, Grupo Mexico, said the move was a “surprise and unusual seizure.”

Guillermo Lasso can now govern by decree for six months before new elections are held for both legislators and the head of state in the Andean nation.

Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called for more control of gasoline and diesel prices, which analysts see as a possible return to costly fuel subsidies.

Thousands of migrants along the border are deciding to stay in Mexico and request asylum appointments instead of entering the U.S. illegally.

The settlement with Rio de Janeiro prosecutors comes a day after the New York Republican congressman pleaded not guilty to U.S. federal fraud charges.

Chilean stocks rise as investors expect a new constitution to maintain the country’s market-friendly model.

Asylum seekers weigh whether to attempt crossing the border into the U.S. before or after the pandemic-era policy expires.

Francisco Garduño is the highest-ranking official charged in connection with a blaze in Ciudad Juárez that left 40 migrants dead.

Internet providers will have to suspend the messaging app, as court says Telegram failed to supply information on neo-Nazi groups connected to school shootings.

President Gustavo Petro removed José Antonio Ocampo in a cabinet reshuffle following the breakup of his congressional coalition.

Juan Guaidó landed in Miami, marking the end of an attempt to undercut Nicolás Maduro’s regime with a parallel government.

Mexico’s government is working on improvements including the creation of an independent body for investigating incidents and accidents, in a bid to recover the rating it lost two years ago.

Alejandro Toledo arrived in his native Peru on Sunday where he faces charges of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction company during his 2001 to 2006 rule

Violent crime and political upheaval are buffeting countries in the Andean region, threatening fragile governments and prompting hundreds of thousands to flee north to the U.S.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government is expelling gold miners from the Yanomami people’s lands in a bid to halt Amazonian destruction.

In a visit to the region, Sergei Lavrov thanked Brazil for its proposal to end the Ukraine war before flying to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.

The Supreme Court’s directive is part of an investigation into the storming of government buildings by former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters.

The acquisition will increase the state-owned utility’s share of the country’s electricity generation to 55%, the government says.

Climate change has increased sea levels, scientists say, and Atafona is an extreme example of the challenge that lies ahead in a country with some 4,600 miles of coastline.

A brother is mourning one of 39 migrants who died at a detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.