All Latin America Monitor

A set of extraordinary circumstances brought Claudia Paz y Paz to Guatemala's attorney general's office. She spent most of her career demonizing the government, not trying to reform it.

Venezuelan government and opposition members are sitting down to discuss a way past weeks of violent protests. But many government allies have publicly undercut the process.

Brazil's favelas are often associated with violence and crime, but that's only part of the story.

Ecuador's constitution bars Rafael Correa from running for the fourth term. But this won't stop him from seeking reelection if 'the people' want it, he hints.

Income inequality has bred gaps in public health in Brazil where a community-based program first piloted in the 1980s now offers health services and advice to those most in need.

The Guatemalan government has invested more than $2.5 billion in its national police since 2000. Despite annual budget increases, violent crime has gone up.

After troops stormed Maré favela over the weekend as part of Rio's security strategy, Brazil's 'pacification program' is coming under increased scrutiny.

A Supreme Court ruling took the seat of María Corina Machado. Local mayors have been sentenced to prison for not preventing blockades in their towns, gaining national attention, too. 

The goal in releasing 100,000 acre-feet of water from a dam on the US-Mexico border is to reestablish the Colorado River's flow in Mexico and restore wetlands there.

With a new generation of Brazilians entering college and the working world, many see fresh challenges to accepted class lines.

Both the opposition and the Maduro administration say dialogue is the solution, but name-calling threatens to drown out calls for peace in Venezuela.

The current president claims that Taiwanese donations are more transparent in Guatemala today than they were 14 years ago.

Venezuela has experienced a progressive criminalization of protests since President Nicolás Maduro took office nearly a year ago.

Reactions in the region have ranged from name calling to accusations of Russian meddling to observations of declining world powers.

Victor Sánchez Cerén won 50.11 percent of the vote. Competing ARENA party candidate Quijano has not yet acknowledged the FMLN's win.

Striking trash workers in Rio were able to pressure the government for better wages during Carnival. With the World Cup quickly approaching, other sectors may try to follow their example.

Polls show the FMLN is a shoo-in for the presidency. But, they don't have a majority in the national assembly, limiting their power.

Save for the Venezuelan flag, wearing even an accent of Chávez's trademark red can put you in hot water in an opposition stronghold.

From 1994 to 2001, The Christian Science Monitor's Howard LaFranchi ran the Mexico City bureau. Back in the city on a reporting trip, he counts the changes.

As protests have taken over Venezuela the past few weeks, tensions between the US and Caracas have been on the rise. Statements from US and Venezuelan officials paint the picture.