Latin America

Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:57 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court Justice booed in Mexico for CFK ruling

Argentine Supreme Court (CSJN) Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz was booed in Mexico City for the ruling against former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK). Demonstrators, including Argentines in Mexico and Mexican citizens, gathered outside the Marquis Reforma Hotel, where Rosenkrantz was speaking at a conference.
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Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Tremor leaves at least one deat in Lima, Peru

At least one person was killed and various others were wounded Sunday when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Lima and its surrounding areas in Peru at around 11.35 am local time (16:35 GMT). The victim was a 36-year-old motorcycle cab driver who was crushed by a collapsing wall. The tremor's epicenter was located 30 kilometers southwest of Callao at a depth of 49 kilometers.
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Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 10:54 UTC
Ecuador asks Unicef for help tackling criminal gangs recruiting minors

Ecuadorean authorities asked the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) for assistance to tackle organized crime gangs recruiting minors amid a national insecurity crisis, it was reported Friday in Quito.
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Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Evo said to have raped and impregnated underaged girls during his presidency

Former Bolivian Government (Interior) Minister Eduardo Del Castillo said Friday he had evidence that former President Evo Morales (2006-2019) raped minors during his time in office. The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential hopeful for the Aug. 17 elections added he could support these allegations with documentation, testimonies, and photographs. He also noted there were multiple victims, some of whom became pregnant.
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Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 03:24 UTC
Brazil-Caribbean Summit: Lula highlights South-South cooperation

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted the developing South-South alliance during his opening speech at the Brazil-Caribbean Summit at the Itamaraty Palace. He also mentioned that cooperation with Caribbean countries would be one of the pillars of his foreign policy.
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Friday, June 13th 2025 - 09:39 UTC
Uruguay and Venezuela agree to resume consular services

Uruguay and Venezuela agreed Thursday to resume consular services in both capitals, nearly a year after diplomatic relations deteriorated following Caracas' expulsion of Uruguayan diplomats alongside those of six other countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic) for failing to recognize Nicolás Maduro's reelection as announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on July 28.
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Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 21:03 UTC
Peru's Congress slaps former President Vizcarra with new 10-year ban

Peru's one-house Congress disqualified former President Martin Vizcarra (2018-2020) for 10 years from holding public office due to his 2019 dissolution of Parliament, marking his third such sanction. The decision, approved late Wednesday with 67 votes in favor, 11 against, and 3 abstentions, followed a reconsideration of an earlier April 30 vote that lacked sufficient support.
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Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
South America's leftwing leaders support CFK after court ruling

Most of South America's leftwing leaders expressed their solidarity with former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), whose 6-year prison sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court (CSJN) earlier this week.
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Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 10:31 UTC
Three Bolivian Police officers killed in clashes with Evistas

Three Bolivian Police officers died Wednesday in the mining town of Llallagua after clashes with Evistas blocking roads in the Potosí region. The law enforcement agents were trying to remove one of the numerous blockades hitting the country, causing economic damages in addition to the lack of food supplies, medicines, and fuel to defend former President Evo Morales' ambition of a new candidacy despite having exceeded the number of terms (two) allowed by the Constitution.
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Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 09:25 UTC
Colombian forces kill Tren de Aragua leader in gunfight

Earlier this week, Colombian troops gunned down alias El Viejo, an alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal gang stemming from Venezuela's Tocorón prison, it was reported Wednesday by Bogotá. During a raid, El Viejo fired at the forces and was killed “in the legitimate reaction ... in the course of military operations,” the Defense Ministry said.
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