GABRIEL BORIC

In less than two months, more than 50 people have died in Peru, largely protesters at the hands of police officers.

In his first full day as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was meeting with Latin American heads of state reflecting the region’s desire for the country to assume a greater role on the international stage.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the resort city on Chile's Pacific coast. Global warming has exacerbated such blazes, experts say.

Chile is going to try again to replace its constititution, which was imposed by a military dictatorship four decades ago.

It's not just that 33-year-old Irina Karamanos isn't interested in the role. She doesn't think it should exist.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election in Brazil is the latest triumph for the left, which now controls six of Latin America's seven largest countries.

For the most part, stocks around the world have taken a beating this year. But there's one corner of the global market that's bucking that trend: Chile.

The Chilean government is engulfed in a diplomatic spat after the South American country’s president suspended the acceptance of the credentials of the new Israeli ambassador due to increased military activity in the occupied West Bank

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric shook up his cabinet in an effort to relaunch his government less than 48 hours after he was dealt a resounding blow when citizens overwhelmingly rejected a new progressive constitution he had championed.

Chileans overwhelming rejected a new progressive constitution to replace its dictatorship-era charter, dealing a blow to youthful President Gabriel Boric who must now hammer out deals to create another document or change the current one

After voters in Chile rejected a progressive constitution that would have fundamentally changed the country, political leaders have started working on finding a path forward to reform the current charter which dates back to the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

Chileans vote in a plebiscite Sunday to decide whether to adopt a far-reaching new constitution that would fundamentally change the South American country

Chileans have resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a progressive era.

With Sunday's referendum, Chileans could see their aspirations for justice, equality and the common welfare reflected in a new constitution.

Chile’s Constitutional Convention has presented the formal draft of a proposed constitution to the president, who has set a plebiscite for Sept. 4

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressing on with with his campaign to obtain support from Latin America

Chile’s new left-leaning government is doing away with the office of the first lady as part of its effort to transform a role that both the president and his partner have characterized as archaic

The Latin American nation has voted out its pro-business political establishment. But to stand a chance of meeting sky-high expectations, president-elect Gustavo Petro needs moderation.

Gabriel Boric promises sweeping social change. In a nation of duelling political extremes, he’ll need to sell his vision not just to his opponents but also to his allies.

Chile’s president publicly apologized to a woman who was sterilized without her consent at a public hospital two decades ago because she was HIV-positive

Chile’s youngest president Gabriel Boric was celebrated when he won election last year

Under a law approved by Congress in December and signed by outgoing President Sebastian Pinera, they can also now adopt children.

British musician Albarn, who was the Blur frontman, apologized "unreservedly and unconditionally" on Twitter.

Chile's next president, Gabriel Boric, is a tattooed millennial who wants to fight inequality, protect the environment and reform the police. He's not alone.

The LAPD shooting death of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta reverberated in diplomatic circles from Washington, D.C., to South America this week.

Gabriel Boric has always shunned conventions. And the woman who inked the three elaborate designs that fill Boric's arms and back is hoping that extends to his displaying her creations.

When Gabriel Boric is sworn in as Chile’s president he’ll not only be the youngest to lead the South American country but also the first in Latin America to sport several tattoos.

Former leftist Chilean student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfill his promises to remake Chile after the millennial politician scored a historic victory in the country’s presidential runoff.

Run-off vote settles most polarized election in South American nation since return to democracy more than three decades ago.

Gabriel Boric, 35, defeated a far-right lawmaker in a divisive election. Poised to become Chile's youngest modern president, he's vowed to expand social services and boost environmental protections.

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests has been elected Chile’s next president after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.

Chileans face a stark choice Sunday between presidential candidates representing the left and right who've both tried to appeal to moderate voters.

Most eligible Chilean voters stayed home for the first round of presidential voting.

The presidential run-off on Dec. 19 will see voters cast their ballots in favor of one of two outsider candidates promising to chart wildly different paths.

A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chile’s military dictatorship and a former student protest leader are headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after failing to garner enough votes to win the country’s election outright.

Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chile’s presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up what’s likely to be polarizing runoff in the region’s most advanced economy.

Chileans are voting for president Sunday with a mix of dread, optimism and above all uncertainty about what lies ahead after a wave of social and political unrest that includes the current effort to rewrite the constitution.

Chile's election this weekend could see an ultra-right-wing populist, who considers Gen. Augusto Pinochet his hero, become president.

Chileans go to the polls this weekend in what may be the most divisive election since the transition to democracy three decades ago. Should presidential candidates from the hard right and the far left advance to a second-round election in December, as polls suggest, that would confirm the eclipse of the old parties that have dominated Chile’s politics since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Adding to the overall sense of instability, the current president (who is barred from seeking a second