A court in Guatemala has sentenced former president Otto Pérez Molina to eight years in jail. Pérez Molina, who was forced from office in 2015 by anti-corruption protests, pleaded guilty to money laundering, fraud and corruption. Prosecutors say he had received millions of dollars in...
Mexico appears all but certain to elect its first ever female head of state after Claudia Sheinbaum was confirmed as the governing party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election. The former Mexico City mayor will face off against Xóchitl Gálvez, who is leading the...
Mexico’s supreme court has decriminalised abortion nationwide. The judgement comes two years after the court ruled in favour of a challenge to the existing law in the northern state of Coahuila. It had ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies were unconstitutional...
The rate of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has dropped by 66.1% this August compared to the same month last year, satellite data from space research agency Inpe suggests. The news comes after a similar fall was reported in July. The reduction is particularly notable as...
Torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone have left at least 27 people dead in southern Brazil, with more flooding expected. The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was the state’s worst-ever weather disaster. Thousands have been forced from their homes, officials said. In...
