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World Cup drill? Brazil targets border security - all 10,000 miles of it.

Drugs, guns, and explosives are regularly trafficked through Brazil's porous borders.
Brazil protesters: Is common ground really necessary?

The bus fare hikes that sparked widespread Brazilian protests have been reversed, but protests continue. Can they last?
Brazil's protests force President Dilma Rousseff to respond (+video)

A nationally broadcast speech ended Rousseff's much-criticized silence in the face of large-scale demonstrations that have roiled Brazil for more than a week.
Latin America Monitor Brazilian youth 'want change now'

Brazil has changed immensely since Julia Michaels moved there 30 years ago, but the change came slowly. She sees recent protests as a pivotal shift.
Latin America Monitor Hundreds of thousands protest in Brazil: What's next?

Until now, complaining in Brazil has served as a common outlet for dealing with issues like high crime and corruption. Will protests morph into a larger movement? Spread to other countries?
Brazil's president meets protests with an anti-Erdogan response

Protests have popped up across the globe in recent years, but government response has varied. Rousseff's approach contrasted with the adversarial position of Turkey's Erdogan, for example.
Brazil protests: a love for soccer, but not the pricetag (+video)

New soccer stadiums dotting Brazil have become iconic of the frustration on the streets: The government is investing billions in sports but not schools or hospitals.
Brazilians stage largest protests in 20 years, bearing a multitude of complaints

Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating in more than 20 cities across Brazil in a show of frustration over poor public services, preparations for mega-events like the Olympics, and the police's harsh response to previous protests.
Latin America Monitor Brazil protests: a blip, or the making of a movement?

Protests across Brazil have grown larger as inflation and economy woes mount.Though the protests were sparked by a bus fare increase, they now face the challenge of rallying behind a common goal.
Latin America Monitor 'Imagine the World Cup' - popular dig at Brazil's preparedness is turned on its head

The phrase is used frequently to complain about Brazil's problems, and how they'll worsen during megaevents. It's also the name of a new nonprofit aiming to highlight the positive in Brazil.
Brazil's gun control debate: Opponents try to shoot holes in disarmament law

The number of homicides in South America’s largest nation fell in 2004 for the first time in 12 years thanks in part to a disarmament law. But a new push by some legislators could loosen gun restrictions.
Could a weak Spanish doping verdict cost Madrid the Olympics?

Madrid is campaigning to host the 2020 Olympic Games, but that plan may be jeopardized by a court ruling that levied only minor sentences against a doping ring whose conduct outraged Spain.
Pope Francis to visit Brazilian slum, prisoners, AIDS patients: Why?

The Pope is taking only one international trip this year: to Brazil, the world's most populous Catholic country, where he will visit slums, prisons, and hospitals treating AIDS patients as well as more popular destinations.
Usain Bolt out of the running in Jamaica

Usain Bolt out: Olympic gold medal winner, Usain Bolt, has pulled out of Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational meet. Bolt has a minor injury.
Pope Francis plans to visit Assisi, home of St. Francis

Pope Francis took his name in recognition of Saint Francis, best known for his work with the poor and his love of animals.
Redoine Faid's brazen escape and other notorious prison breaks

Redoine Faid escapes: It wasn't the first time that Faid, an armed robber being held in the death of a police officer, had gone on the lam. Here are a few other notorious prison escapes.
Hasta luego, Mexico: The Monitor's Latin America bureau chief signs off

Our correspondent recalls the good, the bad, and the surprising from her nearly seven years covering the region.
Miranda Lambert takes ACM top female vocalist award (+video)

Miranda Lambert won the female vocalist of the year award from the Academy of Country Music Sunday. Miranda Lambert and husband Blake Shelton won best song of the year for "Over You."
Mormon conference: A woman leads prayer for first time in 183 years.

A woman has led a prayer at the semi-annual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City. Jean A. Stevens led the closing prayer for more than 100,000 members of the Mormon church Saturday.
Double standard emerges in Brazil van gang rape investigation

The American victim of a Brazil gang rape saw two suspects arrested in her case within 24 hours. The same men allegedly raped a local woman a week prior, but her case saw little action from police.
Rio gang-rape spotlights problem faced by developing-world cities

The gang-rape ordeal the American woman and her companion endured puts a focus on safety issues as Rio leaders prepare to host both the World Cup and Summer Olympics.
Latin America Monitor Knowing neighbors through art: Rio houses new Latin American art museum

Rio de Janeiro’s Latin American contemporary art museum aims to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse region.
Latin America Monitor Brazil's top court to rule on effort to spread oil wealth

Most of Brazil's oil revenues benefit Rio, São Paulo, and Espirito Santo states. But now the Supreme Court will determine if a Congressional vote to spread oil royalties into other states will stand.
Argentina begins prosecution of military-era human rights abuses

A group of government officials charged with orchestrating the abduction and murder of more than 100 dissidents across the region in the 1970s and '80s are now on trial for the first time.
Latin America Monitor Favela consumer class on the rise in Brazil

Brazil's favelas, or slums, are home to a growing consumer class whose purchasing power has risen due to a jump in salaries, a decrease in unemployment, and greater access to education.