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Report highlights size and ‘enormous power’ of crime groups that hold sway over areas of the country and economy
Next president faces tough choices after votes to halt oil drilling and preserve region rich in gold, silver and copper
Rise in the main cocaine ingredient comes as the country’s government re-examines its approach to drugs
Leftist president’s unity drive over 50th anniversary of putsch backfires, aggravating country’s political paralysis
Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez will aim to show they can capitalise on companies diversifying from China
Decision is the latest victory for reproductive rights activists in Latin America as US states face growing restrictions
Fund’s regional chief warns growing presence of gangs is deterring investment
Victoria Villarruel honours ‘victims of leftwing terrorism’ in run-up to October election
Ahead of October’s election, the self-styled ‘anarcho-capitalist’ is winning over a large chunk of the population
Bernardo Arévalo warns of ‘political mafias’ and calls for people in the Central American country to unite in resistance
Violence has become one of the defining issues on the presidential campaign trail in Latin American country
López Obrador defends anti-capitalist and gender-neutral stance in children’s new learning materials
Move comes as government of López Obrador conducts a census of individuals who have disappeared
Run-up to snap vote has been marred by candidate’s assassination and wider drug cartel crisis
Voters look for tough pledges on security as blame game continues over assassination of centre-right candidate
Far-right extremism rises in historic German areas with raised-arm salute defended as ‘culturally common’ gesture
The historic migration from Brazil’s interior cities to the coast is now in sharp reverse
Javier Milei has pulled country’s political discourse to the right ahead of October elections
Almost a quarter of voters spoil ballots or leave them blank after four candidates were barred from running
Crackdown on press in Central America’s largest economy has led many to flee
López Obrador’s Morena unseats PRI in one of last opposition-held states, building momentum ahead of 2024 national poll
One symptom of the city’s malaise is the takeover of streets and squares by addicts and drug dealers
Expiration of pandemic-era immigration restrictions threatens to exacerbate a crisis that could last weeks
Former guerrilla-turned-president Gustavo Petro struggles to deliver comprehensive settlement with armed groups
Plea from Andrés Manuel López Obrador follows pressure from US lawmakers over trafficking of drug across border
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