List of South America articles
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A health worker at Carrasco International Airport near Uruguay's capital, Montevideo Uruguay Emerges as a Rare Pandemic Winner in Latin America
Despite the border with hard-hit Brazil, the coronavirus is well under control in the country.
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A call center supervisor talks with a telemarketing co-worker in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 5, 2013. The Brutality of Brazil’s Pandemic Call Centers
Call centers are a mainstay of the Brazilian economy—and a growing menace to its workers.
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Manifestantes carregam cruzes com os nomes das vítimas —que inclui João Pedro Mattos Pinto, 14, morto em casa pela polícia em Maio—nas ruas de São Gonçalo. Brasil, 5 de Junho. A polícia violenta e racista do Brasil
Apesar de constituírem mais de metade da população, pessoas negras continuam lutando pelo seu direito de viver.
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U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives for an Independence Day event at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota on July 3, 2020. Trump’s Mount Rushmore Speech Is the Closest He’s Come to Fascism
The world just lost its leading historian of fascist ideology. The late historian Zeev Sternhell would have recognized the president’s lies as propaganda in the tradition of Mussolini.
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Protesters hold crosses bearing the names of victims—including that of João Pedro, 14, who was killed at home by police in May—in the streets of São Gonçalo, Brazil, on June 5. Brazil Must Address Its Own Racist Police Violence
Afro-Brazilians make up over half of the country’s population, but they are still fighting for their right to live.
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President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro reacts during the swearing in ceremony for newly appointed Minister of Communications Fábio Faria amidst the coronavirus pandemic at the Planalto Palace on June 17, 2020 in Brasilia. Bolsonaro’s Failed Diplomacy Leaves Brazil Isolated as Pandemic Rages
Ideological fixations have been a diplomatic and a public health disaster.
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A protester holds a sign during a protest against corruption and hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic outside the presidential palace in Panama City, on June 25. Latin America’s Wave of Protests Was Historic—Then the Pandemic Arrived
The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region’s economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.
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Dawn, a carer, tends to her client, Tina, who has multiple sclerosis and is considered in the high-risk category during the COVID-19 pandemic, during a home visit in Scunthorpe, northern England, on May 8. Politicians Are Writing Off Disabled Lives Amid the Pandemic
Ableism has pervaded the failed response to the coronavirus.
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A resident of the Aglomerado da Serra Favela, carries food supplies on June 4, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. For Brazil’s Poor, the Pandemic Is Far From Over
As coronavirus cases there exceed 1 million, the country’s poorest are struggling to access medical care.
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Indian Malaria Fumigation Malaria May Still Be 2020’s Biggest Killer
The coronavirus has shut down large-scale treatment and prevention programs around the globe, which could send malaria deaths skyrocketing this year.
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (left) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a meeting in Managua on July 22, 2019. Iran Is Working Hard to Revive Anti-U.S. Operations in Latin America
Reactivating old alliances in America’s soft underbelly is not as easy as it seems.
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Workers carry a casket to its burial site as a family member (far right) records the moment on his phone at the San Lorenzo Tezonco public cemetery in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, on May 19. Mourning in Mexico
As the coronavirus death toll mounts, interrupted mourning rituals leave families unmoored.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Brazil Is Suffering. Bolsonaro Isn’t.
The Brazilian president is proving that right-wing populism has ways of overcoming self-inflicted disasters.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wears a face mask as he attends a flag-raising ceremony before a ministerial meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília on May 12. China’s Diplomats Are Going on the Offensive in Brazil
In response to the Brazilian government’s anti-China rhetoric, Beijing has decided to take on a more confrontational diplomatic role.
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A soldier speaks on a megaphone next to a worker from the Health Ministry during an operation to test employees of the Ciudad de Dios market for the coronavirus in Lima on May 11. Peru’s Civil War Left It Vulnerable to the Pandemic
The country should address the worsening coronavirus crisis with policies that will also repair long-standing inequality.
