South America

Brazilian officials said on Monday that if they decide to host the Copa America, teams will play without fans in the stadium.

Copa America Chaos After Brazilian Officials Say Decision To Host Is Not Final

10:16pm May 31, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Facing backlash, Brazil's leaders now say they'll make a decision whether to host the popular soccer tournament on Tuesday. The country remains one of the world's worst pandemic hot spots.

Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks carry empty coffins during a national strike to protest a government proposal that would raise taxes, in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

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Protesters March In Colombia Against Plan To Raise Taxes In Pandemic-Wracked Economy

4:53pm April 30, 2021

by John Otis

Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

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Coca plants in the Guaviare department, Colombia. The leaves are the raw ingredient used to make cocaine.

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Opinion: To End The Drug War, Help Coca Farmers Find A Way Out

11:01am March 05, 2021

by Elizabeth Dickinson

U.S. policy has focused on eradicating the crop used for making cocaine in Colombia. Here's why farmers keep replanting it.

Colombian President Iván Duque unveiled a program last month that will allow undocumented Venezuelan migrants to legally live and work in Colombia for up to 10 years.

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Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example'

8:14pm March 03, 2021

by John Otis

"We want to demonstrate that although we're not a rich country, we can do something that is humanitarian ... but at the same time is an intelligent and sound migration policy," Iván Duque tells NPR.

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An employee places bouquets on shelves in Bogotá on Feb. 1, as Colombia prepares to export flowers for Valentine's Day amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

There's A Good Chance Your Valentine's Flowers Come From Colombia

8:01am February 14, 2021

by John Otis

The country is the top flower exporter to the U.S. When the pandemic hit, farmers feared they'd have to destroy flower beds and lay off thousands of workers. Here's why that didn't happen.

People who migrated from Venezuela to Colombia are deported.

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Large Venezuelan Migration Sparks Xenophobic Backlash In Colombia

10:02am December 29, 2020

by John Otis

About 2 million Venezuelans have settled in Colombia in recent years amid their country's deep economic crisis. Some of the migrants are shocked by their neighbors' anti-Venezuelan attitudes.

Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion

In Historic Vote, Argentina Chamber OKs Bill Legalizing Abortion

12:27pm December 11, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"The world is unjust, but the answer is not in our uterus," lawmaker Gabriela Cerruti said of the vote in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.

Diosdado Cabello (left), a candidate in Venezuela's upcoming National Assembly elections, bumps fists with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Venezuelans will vote for a new National As

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Maduro Allies Set To Win Back Venezuela's Congress In Vote Boycotted By Opposition

8:00am December 05, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The president's loyalists are poised to sweep the National Assembly elections Sunday, adding to the litany of woes facing his chief rival, Juan Guaidó.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales (middle) greets supporters during a welcoming ceremony after he crossed the border from Argentina after one year in exile on Monday, in Villazón, Bolivia.

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Evo Morales Makes Triumphant Return To Bolivia

3:35pm November 09, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The former president crossed the border from Argentina and was welcomed by a large group of supporters, just a day after his former economy minister, Luis Arce, was sworn in as president.

A man waves campaign flags in favor of a new constitution ahead of a referendum on the matter in Santiago, Chile, on Aug. 26. In a referendum on Sunday, Chileans will vote whether to scrap the constitution from the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

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'Historic Opportunity': Chile Holds Vote To Replace Dictatorship-Era Constitution

8:00am October 24, 2020

by Philip Reeves

After mass protests, and amid a pandemic, Chileans go to the polls Sunday for a referendum over whether to scrap the constitution introduced under Gen. Augusto Pinochet's rule.