Philip Reeves

Luisa Ortega was a staunch Maduro supporter until he tried to take away independence of the Supreme Court. After fleeing Venezuela, she now says she has evidence linking him to a corruption scandal.

Disillusionment is running deep among young Venezuelans who spent the last four months battling government forces on the streets. They say the fight must continue.

An alliance of opposition parties says it will participate in an upcoming election in a bid to stop Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This comes as Maduro has consolidated power and moved toward what many say is a dictatorship with the creation of a super legislature called the Constituent Assembly.

The U.S. government imposed new sanctions on officials in Venezuela's government Wednesday.

Two people were killed in what authorities called a "terrorist attack" at a military base in Venezuela. Twenty men in military uniforms infiltrated the base. Some escaped with weapons.

Violence and protests continue following a disputed election. Venezuelans awoke to news Sunday that a small group of armed men tried to overtake a major military base in the central city of Valencia.

Lawmakers have showed interest of working across party linesies on improving health insurance markets. Also, Brazil's Congress votes on corruption charges against the president.

Brazil's Congress is voting Wednesday on a move to unseat embattled President Michel Temer.

Venezuelans vote Sunday for delegates to an assembly that will have the power to rewrite the constitution and annul the opposition-led legislature. Critics say this body will usher in a dictatorship.

Venezuela faces a weekend of turmoil over an election that government opponents say is rigged to give President Nicolas Maduro sweeping new powers.

The U.S. places sanctions on 13 Venezuelans involved in an election Sunday, that government opponents there say are rigged. The vote could give Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sweeping new powers.

Venezuela's opposition held an unauthorized plebiscite on Sunday. More than 7 million Venezuelans cast symbolic votes rejecting the president's plan to overhaul the country's constitution.

Venezuelans are voting Sunday on President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite their constitution. Opposition leaders, who called for the plebiscite, are hoping for a huge turnout of "no" voters.

Drought, floods and wildfires are signs that climate change has become a harsh reality for the 17 million people of Chile. Laguna de Aculeo used to be a booming summer playground, but not anymore.

Brazil's popular former president has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva denies wrongdoing. He remains free pending appeal.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges. Lula, as he's popularly known, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison but remains free pending appeal. Lula denies wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated.

This is a tale about a Brazilian man who took on the authorities by insisting on smiling for official photos — and won.

You can sometimes find out a lot about a country just by spending an hour or two rooting around town. NPR's Philip Reeves sent this postcard about his trip to a historic market in Santiago, Chile, in search of one of the world's more lethal drinks.

Brazil's prisons are dangerous places, blighted by overcrowding and drug gangs. But literacy is offering a way to shorten some inmates' sentences: Read books, reduce your time behind bars.

Brazil's president is on trial this week but is defiant in the face of charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. The political veteran says he will not resign, and critics say he's got vampire-like abilities for survival.