Latin America
Lula supporters celebrate shock election victory – in pictures
The Brazilian president staged a dramatic second-round fightback to defeat Flávio Bolsonaro and claim a historic fourth term Continue reading...
Lula is just waiting for the revolution – archive, 1984
30 November 1984: The former lathe operator, now head of Brazil’s newest party, is in London calling for his country’s military rule to be replaced with direct electionsLula is Br…
Who is Lula? From ex-worker and prisoner to Brazil's president again
The firebrand left-winger, who has at times been at odds with Trump, has won his fourth term as Brazil's president.
Crowds welcome Venezuela's María Machado after months in exile
The Venezuelan opposition leader spent more than 10 months in exile after escaping the country on a speedboat.
Lula re-elected for fourth term as Bolsonaro refuses to accept Brazil election result – video
In a dramatic election fightback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term in power, defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. With 100% of votes counted…
Brazil keeps left: what Lula’s victory means for his country and beyond
In today’s newsletter: As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured victory in the presidential race, we look the implications for democracy, the environment and international relationsGo…
Lula's supporters celebrate in São Paulo after 'historic election victory' - video
Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have poured into the streets after his election win and the defeat of rival Flávio Bolsonaro. In São Paulo, the Guardian’s Latin America co…
Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazil's left-wing President has been elected for a fourth term after narrowly beating right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in a knife-edge vote.
Lula wins fourth term in Brazil but faces hostile Congress and divided country
President Lula has pulled of a surprise win, but he will face a hostile Congress and a polarised country.
Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro
Leftist incumbent Lula stages unprecedented comeback weeks after narrowly losing first round of election to BolsonaroLula wins election in stunning comeback – live updatesLuiz Iná…
Brazil runoff live updates: ballot count resumes after two-hour voting extension
Polls officially close after Brazilian supreme court ordered the extension Sunday as Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva await resultsThe local electoral court ordered…
Brazil election 2026: Live second round results
After a shock defeat in the first round, the incumbent Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is seeking a new term in a runoff with Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of his conv…
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy RodríguezThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has a…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
How to build a police state | William Wheeler
To understand where Trump is trying to take the US, we should look to the authoritarian playbook of his favorite ally: El Salvador’s Nayib BukeleOne afternoon last year, Donald Tr…
Voters in Brazil head to polls as Lula goes up against Bolsonaro's son
Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's imprisoned ex-president, is challenging Lula, who is seeking a fourth term in office.
Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada
Police closed case of Andrew Frederick despite autopsy report ruling his death a homicideA time-critical investigation into the death of a British man whose body was found in a ra…
El Salvador president says bodies found in Haiti are not those of hostages
Nayib Bukele says bodies delivered to soldiers are "not our men" amid search for Salvadorans abducted last week.
Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro
Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president Brazilians are going to the polls on Sunday in a highly unpredictable runoff in which the left…
Ten days that could shake the world: democratic norms at stake in four pivotal elections
Brazil, Israel, Serbia and the US are holding elections within the space of 10 days. Will the authoritarian right cement its global gains, or can pro-democracy forces make a comeb…
Why the King's Caribbean tour could be 'biggest risk of his reign'
The meticulously-planned visit takes in three countries in nine days - but is not without jeopardy.
Who are the candidates in Brazil's presidential election?
Voters in Sunday's election are choosing between two very different candidates, as Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.
Tens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff
Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio BolsonaroTens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz …
‘Bolso shows all signs of fascism’: the journalist who predicted Brazil’s future – and paid the ultimate price
Dom Phillips warned that Jair Bolsonaro would make life more dangerous for reporters and the Amazon rainforest, and that his sons were even more extreme“Bolso shows all signs of f…