Latin America

Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Ecuador's Sunday referendum could annul Correa's aspirations of reelection

When Ecuadorians vote on Sunday barring former president Rafael Correa from re-election, they will also be choosing whether to buck a trend across South America in which overbearing former presidents just can’t let go of power.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:31 UTC
UK supports reelected Honduran president but demands respect for human rights and combating corruption

UK expressed support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez who was re-elected in a controversial process, and calls on the new leader to make respect for human rights and the fight against corruption, the priorities of his administration. Fernandez took the oath of office on 27 January.
Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 20:35 UTC
Majority of Brazilians want Lula in prison and would not support a candidate sponsored by him

Brazil’s presidential election is up for grabs, according to the latest public opinion poll, with popular ex-president Lula da Silva likely to be barred because of his corruption conviction and half of the electorate responding they want to see him in jail.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Peruvian public opinion divided in halves over pardon to ex president Fujimori

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s approval rating has fallen to 19% since he granted a pardon to authoritarian former President Alberto Fujimori, a decision that has deeply divided the country, a poll showed on Sunday.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
EU Agriculture and Trade commissioners at odds over increasing Mercosur beef access

A long-awaited major trade deal between the EU and Mercosur may this week take a key step towards realization with ministerial teams from both sides meeting in Brussels on Monday. They are expected to give negotiators a new, decisive political impulse to reach agreement in a matter of weeks, according to Irish sources.
Monday, January 29th 2018 - 06:31 UTC
Argentina will not recognize Venezuela election results, anticipates Macri

Argentina will not recognize the results of upcoming elections in Venezuela, President Mauricio Macri has said accusing strongman Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro of running a “dictatorship”.
Monday, January 29th 2018 - 06:08 UTC
Bomb in Colombia city of Barranquilla kills seven officers, wounds 41

At least seven police officers were killed and 41 others wounded on Saturday when alleged drug traffickers detonated a bomb at a station in the Colombian city of Barranquilla. The attack comes as President Juan Manuel Santos seeks to end the armed conflict that has wracked Colombia for 50 years. Much of the violence has been linked to drug trafficking.
Saturday, January 27th 2018 - 08:57 UTC
Tillerson's first tour of several Latin American countries in early February

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Austin, Texas, and then to Mexico City, Mexico; Bariloche and Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Perú; Bogotá, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica on February 1-7. According to a release from the State Department, Secretary Tillerson will engage with regional partners to promote a safe, prosperous, energy secure, and democratic hemisphere.
Saturday, January 27th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Macri and Macron agree in most issues, but not in the EU/Mercosur talks

Argentine president Mauricio Macri ended on Friday his European tour in Paris, where he addressed the business community and potential investors, and later held a private meeting with president Emmanuel Macron. According to Argentine sources there is strong French investors' interest, but apparently Macron held his ground when regarding the EU/Mercosur overall trade agreement.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguay and China flirt with a trade agreement, but Mercosur is not convinced

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Beijing is willing to negotiate step by step, a free trade agreements with Uruguay and other countries in South America, particularly members of Mercosur.