Author: Juan Forero

Lula’s victory leaves Brazil and Mexico under leftist rule, complicating U.S. ambitions of building a regional conservative alliance.

The opposition leader wants to revive a political movement and persuade Washington that Venezuela needs a change of government.

Smugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies and plunging prices.

Crews are racing to find survivors as damage from a 7.4-magnitude quake tests a new government facing strained finances.

Colombia’s new president will end peace talks with armed groups and launch a U.S.-backed offensive on drug gangs.

Colombia’s new president will end peace talks with armed groups and launch a U.S.-backed offensive on drug gangs.