Mass protests in Brazil echo those of a fortnight ago in Turkey, but the government’s response so far has been very different. Rhetoric isn’t everything, but it matters.

Argentina’s former dictator dies in prison, but we all too easily forget how normal his regime once appeared.

Fresh results from the Venezuelan election show the opposition narrowing the gap, but not nearly enough. Everyone concerned needs to chill out.

Paraguay’s voters have returned to the fold of the Colorado Party and elected successful businessman Horacio Cartes as their next president.

An occasional feature. This week it’s Paraguay, Iceland, Malaysia, Pakistan, Venezuela and Italy.

There’s been post-election violence in polarised Venezuela, but no likelihood that the victory of Nicolás Maduro will be undone.

A close result in Venezuela sees Nicolás Maduro declared the winner. Now he has to show whether he can be more than just an understudy for Hugo Chávez.

Hugo Chávez will be a hard act to follow, but Venezuelans go the polls this Sunday to elect his replacement.

Election news from Zimbabwe, Western Australia, Bulgaria, Kenya and Venezuela.

The Falkland Islanders want to stay British; Britain still seems happy to have them. So does anyone else get to have a say in this?