Latin America and Caribbean news on The Boston Report gathers World News desk stories about the region’s governments, elections, security crises and diplomacy with the United States and others. Colombia currently has the clearest run of recent headlines among country-centered reports, so it has a dedicated archive; the regional feed still lists matching stories from elsewhere in the hemisphere.
This page is not a copy of U.S. immigration coverage and not a second Boston desk. Migration stories that name Caribbean or Latin American routes may also appear on the Global Migration Tracker and the Immigration subject page. Sanctions and commodity stories may also appear on the trade and sanctions dashboard.
We have not created dozens of one-story country stubs for the region. When the desk builds a sustained file on Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti or another country, that archive can be added under this page without changing this URL.
Latest Latin America and Caribbean news
Showing 10 matching stories (page 2 of 3), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
Flávio Bolsonaro Lands in Miami After Brazil Cancels His Passports
Defeated Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro landed in Miami Oct. 28 via Argentina and Ecuador after Brazil's Supreme Court canceled his passports.
Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil as His Passports Are Canceled
Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil after missing a deadline to surrender his passports, crossing into Argentina and flying via Ecuador as the U.S. offers visas.
Machado Returns to Venezuela, Offers Talks With Delcy Rodríguez
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returned to Caracas on Oct. 25 and said she is ready to meet interim President Delcy Rodríguez.
Oct. 26 Briefing: Brazil’s Real Plunges as Gulf Talks Open in Tehran
Geopolitics and business report for Oct. 26, 2026: Lula's win sinks Brazil's real, Gulf envoys meet in Tehran, Starlink tests Europe and Massachusetts wind.
Lula Wins Brazil Runoff as Flávio Bolsonaro Refuses to Concede
Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Brazil's Oct. 25 runoff, beating Flávio Bolsonaro by about 4.4 million votes as his rival refused…
Southern Command Amplifies CIA Appeal to Cubans as Guiteras Plant Fails Again
SOUTHCOM's commander echoed the CIA's appeal to Cubans on Oct. 24, hours before Cuba's largest power plant went offline.
Marco Rubio as Secretary of State: Iran, Ukraine, Cuba and Two Jobs
Marco Rubio is secretary of state and national security adviser. What he has said and done on Iran, Ukraine, Cuba, China and India in…
Brazil Runoff Day: Russian Influence Claims and Washington’s Role
Brazil runoff: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off Oct. 25. What is documented about Russian influence, and what the U.S. has said and done…
Rubio CIA Cuba Call: ‘Now Is the Time,’ He Tells Cubans
Rubio CIA Cuba post: the secretary of state told Cubans 'now is the time' to partner with the CIA as Trump said warships could…
Russia and the Brazil Election: Allegations, Evidence and Denials
Russia and Brazil's 2026 election: what Abin, the TSE, the OAS and researchers have said, what is documented on Nova Resistência and what is…
Country archives
Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Argentina and other countries appear in the regional feed when we file reports about them. They do not yet have separate World News country pages because recent desk headlines have not supported a full archive for each one.
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