TV show’s predominantly white cast dismays activists as social tensions run high

Narrow victory vote in favour of decriminalisation will now go before the Senate

López Obrador’s fans see a champion of the poor but opponents fear a leftwing populist

Report finds that crime has worsened and lays out the cost over two decades

Strike causes economic chaos and forces concessions over rising fuel prices

Oil workers threaten to down tools as pressure on centre-right government grows

Corruption and the country’s worst recession has devastated mainstream parties

No-nonsense Sérgio Moro leads assault on country’s cycle of impunity for the powerful

Black Brazilians are making their voices heard and affirmative action is helping

Collapse in services and surging violence sends desperate migrants to Colombia and Brazil

The conductor who started a musical revolution for Venezuelan youngsters

Joint operation to identify remains is testament to thawed relations between former foes

Critic of police violence Marielle Franco was gunned down in her car on Wednesday

São Paulo has developed an appetite for exotic new tastes

João Doria says he is a transformer but to some he is a self-promoter with higher ambitions

The motto of this urban powerhouse is ‘non ducor, duco’: I am not led, I lead

An influx of eateries and artistic businesses is helping to sweep away decades of neglect and decay

Former guerrillas have been brought into the political process and the mood is febrile

Trump’s immigration policy places future of tens of thousands of Salvadorans in doubt