Latin America
Every Magna Bureau story on latin america: 8 articles, investigations and analysis in one place.
The cartels want a seat at the ballot box — Magna Bureau
One week before Brazil votes, prosecutors are trying to keep gang-linked candidates off the ballot.
NewsNo clear frontrunner to succeed Guterres —… — Magna Bureau
Three months before Guterres's term ends, no candidate commands the field — Grynspan leads the straw polls but five 'discourage' votes, possibly P5, keep…
NewsLula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off as Brazil… — Magna Bureau
Nearly 160 million Brazilians are voting in a presidential election that pits the 80-year-old incumbent against the son of Jair Bolsonaro — a contest shaped by the cost of living, religion and a vote
NewsMato Grosso plants soybeans in dust as El… — Magna Bureau
In Brazil's soybean capital, farmers are dropping seed into dry earth as El Niño delays the rains — and with Brazil feeding seven in ten soybeans China buys, the world is watching the sky.
NewsPope Leo XIV lung operation… — Magna Bureau
The 71-year-old pope announced the lung surgery himself on Sunday, enters Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday, and still plans November's South America trip. Here is what we know so far.
NewsBrazil's Amazon deforestation falls… — Magna Bureau
Satellite data shows forest clearance dropped 41.8% to 3,335 square kilometres — the lowest since records began in 1988. President Lula is turning the greenest number of his presidency into an electio
NewsMexico jails three men for 158 years… — Magna Bureau
A judge in Baja California has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for killing brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a 2024 surf t
NewsBTS's Arirang passes five billion… — Magna Bureau
BigHit Music confirmed two milestones in 48 hours: Arirang is 2026's most-streamed album, and BTS is the first group ever to cross 10 billion Spotify streams in a single year.