Prosecutors say a construction company bribed Temer in exchange for a contract to build a nuclear power plant in southern Rio de Janeiro state.

Predawn raid to arrest Marrero described by Maduro as a ‘vile, vulgar kidnapping’.

Leader of Latin America’s largest economy says he wants closer ties with Washington, but analysts say he is unlikely to burn the economic bridges he already has with Beijing.

Trump administration came down hard in late January with sanctions aimed at depriving Maduro of billions in hard cash from oil production.

Controversial South American president is visiting Washington to talk trade, the Venezuela crisis and China’s influence in South Africa.

President Jair Bolsonaro broke Brazilian precedent by heading to Washington, not Argentina, for his first official trip abroad.

After almost two months of campaigning against the president, Guaido vows that he will take power ‘soon’.

Two former pupils shoot dead eight people, most of them students and staff, at a high school in Brazil before turning their weapons on themselves.

El Salvador last year cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing – a move that prompted Washington to recall its ambassador.

Ex-students Guilherme Taucci Monteiro and Henrique de Castro entered Professor Raul Brasil school on Wednesday morning and began firing guns and crossbows. The attackers were also carrying Molotov cocktails, knives and axes, authorities said.

Crash involved Douglas DC-3 aircraft, an American-made twin-engined propeller plane that was first produced in the 1930s.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has aroused outrage by sharing a video on Twitter that shows one man urinating on the head of another man.

Opposition leader sneaked out of the country in February and has been touring the region trying to build support from neighbours

Guaido, who is recognised by more than 50 countries as interim president, tells people all over the country to “mobilise” at 11am.

Former president has been imprisoned in the southern city of Curitiba, serving a 12-year sentence for a graft conviction.

There is no justification for the US threat of forcing a regime change in Venezuela, even if claims that Nicolas Maduro’s re-election was rigged were true: Trump did not win the popular vote in 2016.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after talks with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, says Russia will assisting authorities in crisis-hit country.

As violence continues along the Venezuelan border, efforts to deliver US-backed aid have been blocked by troops loyal to Nicolas Maduro.

Efforts to bring food and medical supplies into crisis-hit country from Colombia have failed.

Hopeful conservationists say the ‘very old’ tortoise may not be the sole survivor of her species, citing footprints and droppings found on her home island.

For four days each year, the quiet port city awakes from its slumber to put on a spectacular street party, with 96 hours of music, dance and ‘burning water’.

Men also charged with illegal possession of weapons for allegedly having rifles, pistols, ammunition, bullet proof vests, drones and telecommunications gear.

Following an influx of Indian immigrants to Uruguay at the turn of the century, cricket steadily returned to Montevideo.

Didi is recruiting managers in Chile, Peru and Colombia, according to job postings and a company official. The expansion could spell trouble for Uber as it prepares to go public.

The exact circumstances of the escape are unclear, but witnesses said it took place during a demonstration in front of the police station adjoining the prison

South American nation’s affairs ‘should be resolved by the Venezuelan people under the framework of its constitution and laws’, Beijing says.

Caracas needs Chinese loans and investment in various sectors, offering resources in return – but instability and a struggling economy in the South American nation have already cost Beijing dearly.

Yazmin Morales says ex-president Oscar Arias forced himself on her at his San Jose home, after he had contacted her via social media. At least six women say Arias harassed or assaulted them in what has become one of the most prominent examples of the #MeToo movement in Latin America.

While New Central American government will decide ‘what is best for nation, not one political party’.