Peso strengthens slightly after president-elect looks to assuage investor nerves with selection for vital role
Banned from standing for president, María Corina Machado is the opposition’s biggest asset ahead of July election
Senior PT figures file lawsuit against Roberto Campos Neto over alleged political bias
South American country has become popular starting point for Chinese people heading to US
‘Steel wars’ with China show how difficult it is to contain global tariffs
Gustavo Petro accused of ‘destroying’ system as he pushes on with what he says is necessary overhaul
Investors alarmed by Amlo’s proposed reform of Supreme Court and judicial system
Votes boost libertarian president but lawmakers strike down plan to restore income tax for high earners
Moscow and Havana strengthen ties on back of Ukraine war and Caribbean island’s dire economic situation
Peso slides after Claudia Sheinbaum backs proposed reforms that could lead to direct election of top justices
Violent Tren de Aragua gangsters bring kidnappings and killings to relatively safe and prosperous Chile
Wealthy are out of touch with the majority of ordinary people, critics say
Mother whose five-decade search for her abducted son helped power a hugely successful human rights movement
Dias Toffoli infuriates campaigners by helping dismantle legacy of ‘Car Wash’ investigation in Brazil
Hasty conference call fails to calm markets after election landslide
Big budget deficit and record number of murders top the president-elect’s worries
Peso tumbles as leftwing ruling party and allies eye constitutional changes
Mexico’s president-elect will have less money to spend and a very hard political act to follow
Guillermo Francos, the libertarian president’s new ‘super minister’, is a veteran political operator
Claudia Sheinbaum of the leftwing ruling party has a clear lead over Xóchitl Gálvez.
She was formed by the campus protests of the 1980s, but supporters insist she is not an ideologue
Country likely to elect first female leader in polls on Sunday
Outcome of presidential poll has real risks for fragile young multi-party system
Andrés Manuel López Obrador hopes to hand over to chosen successor in looming vote
Beneath the adolescent showmanship, the president is slowly pursuing orthodox reform
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