Constitutional reform awaits in Chile after the lockdown
Dictatorship-era text was at the top of protesters' demands. Will the plebiscite change the country after the pandemic?
Politics
Government to extend lockdown after week of bad news
Scandals with overcrowded banks and overpriced social aid marked the build up to the extension of mandatory confinement
Infographic: Is Brazil the next big COVID-19 risk?
Jair Bolsonaro's country is so far showing the second-worst figures in the region, with 800 deaths and a steeper contagion curve
How pandemic horrors shocked unprepared Ecuador
Guayaquil's health and funerary services are overwhelmed as country's politics and economics prove obstacle to response
Experts discuss how to lift lockdown restrictions
President's medical advisers are trying to move from the "Hammer" to the "Dance" phase of the coronavirus fight
Infographic: Deaths per capita curve shows hope for region
With Ecuador as a sad outlier, the region is showing a less steep curve than Europe, although still worse than South Korea
Fear of unrest grows as lockdown likely to be extended
Poor and overcrowded regions under focus amid first reports of lootings and deadly prison riots
Infographic: Which countries in South America have ordered a lockdown?
Only Brazil, Chile and Uruguay are still refraining from declaring a full lockdown in South America
Fernández finds leadership opportunity in COVID-19 crisis
President rises in polls and finds opposition backing, as country largely approves of decisive measures against pandemic
Coronavirus response could put Bolsonaro at risk
Health Minister and allies call for stricter measures as President downplays pandemic and sparks protests across the country