AMERICAS

‘The problem of insecurity is paramount, but it cannot be solved with militarisation’

Brazil: world awaits pivotal presidential runoff vote

Close result expected after polarising campaign

Another breakthrough for LGBTQI+ rights in the Caribbean

Saint Kitts and Nevis latest country to decriminalise same-sex relations

‘If Bolsonaro continues as president, it is a threat to the Amazon and therefore to humanity’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Chile’s constitutional process: back to square one?

An urgent need to rethink the way forward as keeping the old authoritarian constitution can’t be an option

‘The million-dollar question is how society will react if a new constitution does not come out of this’

‘Protests reflect structural inequalities and frustration at blatant corruption’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AMERICA

Panama: after protests, will the government keep its promises?

Soaring costs have further fuelled anger at corruption and poor public services

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AMERICA

Nicaragua’s crackdown: a beleaguered regime clutching at straws?

The government’s desperate attempt to eliminate all dissent reveals a weakness that democratic allies should exploit

CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico: one step closer to justice for the missing 43?

Families of disappeared students make fresh demand for accountability as former attorney general is arrested