Stephen Gibbs

The exiled opposition leader continues to claim he won the vote and that he will oppose Lula from the United States. History suggests he will not succeed

The former presidential candidate, who is facing money-laundering allegations, fled to the US after losing the elections to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Flavio Bolsonaro accepted the result of the presidential election 24 hours after it was declared. How will his opponent fare in his fourth term?

The left-wing incumbent overturned the first-round lead of Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing senator and son of the former president, who had been favourite

María Corina Machado, who gave her Nobel peace prize to President Trump to thank him for removing President Maduro, announced her long-anticipated arrival on X

Silas Malafaia leads an increasingly powerful block of evangelicals who, he says, have a saviour in Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the convicted former president

The president calls his right-wing rival a liar and a thug; in turn, he is accused of presiding over a carnival of corruption. What do voters think?

Son of the disgraced former president leads the incumbent as the country swings to the right and the contest goes to a run-off

Rising prices and a disapproval rating hovering at about 60 per cent have left the Argentinian president in need of distraction

Argentina is still searching for answers after the 1994 bombing. Now Javier Milei has vowed to hold those responsible for the atrocity accountable

The agreement was made after American oil companies were seemingly reluctant to invest their own money

A niche craze that involves striking the most impressive pose has burst out of Brazil and gone worldwide

The hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged ‘Colombia First’ and said he will accept no immigrants wherever they come from

As of next year, July 15 will be ‘National Football Teams Day’ to commemorate the country’s 2026 semi-final victory against England

Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, known as El R1, was captured after ordering hits on Valeria Márquez and a mayor, prosecutors in Mexico say

Her victory marks the return of a polarising dynasty although she has attempted to put distance between herself and the ‘errors’ of her father, Alberto Fujimori

Argentina’s president triggered a diplomatic dispute with Brazil after accusing regional rivals of backing an online campaign against his country

Survivors hunt frantically through the rubble, hoping to retrieve the bodies of family members, as the government threatens to bulldoze the sites

Keir Starmer’s spokeswoman says the islands were ‘definitely’ British after the World Cup banner display, while Argentina’s government accuses a UK warship of an ‘illegal incursion’

Victoria Villarruel evoked the Falklands conflict, Maradona and Lionel Messi on social media as police prepare for World Cup trouble ahead of the semi-final