Local officials are taking measures on their own to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the crisis.

Gender-based killings in Mexico have sparked mass protests, with activists blaming the government for an anemic response.

Political unrest is sweeping Chile, as impatience with inequality grows in what has been one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable countries.

Anti-government protests could mean humanitarian crisis in Haiti, a country with a long history of instability.

Fires in the Amazon have aroused international concern because of the rain forest’s outsize impact on climate, but political tensions are hampering the response.