Latin America

President Bolsonaro dismissed Covid-19 as a “mild flu” and played down the need for restrictions, fearing a lockdown could damage the country’s economy.

Colombia will close the Capitolio Nacional, the neo-classical building housing both chambers of Congress, after a lawmaker tested positive for Covid-19.

Protesters marched outside the governor’s mansion in San Juan, demanding justice for George Floyd and denouncing Puerto Rico’s own legacy of racism.

Ecuador’s former president Abdala Bucaram has been arrested in connection with a corruption investigation related to the Covid-19 pandemic…

Brazil on Tuesday recorded its largest daily increase in deaths related to the novel coronavirus, data by the country’s Health Ministry showed.

Forty-eight soldiers from an elite US army unit have arrived in Colombia, amid growing controversy over their role.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will “soon” travel to Iran to sign energy, finance, military, agricultural, technology and health deals, says the presidency.

The gasoline is supposed to cost 2 US cents up to 120 liters a month, then the fuel is set at an internationally compatible price of 50 cents per liter.

Several Latin American countries were on Monday reactivating their economies despite Covid-19 cases continuing to rise, reports dpa news.