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Montevideo, July 1st 2025 - 14:29 UTC

Latin America

  • Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:50 UTC

    Shooting leaves at least 10 dead in Ecuador

    The victims were watching a football game when they were opened fire against

    According to the Office of Ecuador's Attorney General, at least ten people were killed and two others were injured in an attack on Saturday evening in Guayaquil.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Peru sends troops to Chilean border

    The Armed Forces have been empowered to support the PNP and “preserve internal order,” Chávez explained

    The Peruvian Government of President Dina Boluarte Friday sent troops to the southern region of Tacna, bordering Chile, to support the National Police (PNP) handle the migrant crisis, Defense Minister Jorge Chávez announced.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Borrell and Petro discuss peace process

    Latin America has to promote peace in Ukraine, but not the peace of the defeated, Borrell tells Petro

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, gathered in Bogota's Casa de Nariño Friday to discuss the ongoing peace process in the South American country and other bilateral issues. Borrell also announced donations of € 26 million.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

    Drug trafficking gangs labeled as “terrorists” by Ecuador's gov't

    Lasso's decision allows for direct military intervention

    Ecuadorian gangs linked to drug trafficking have been likened to “terrorists” by the administration of President Guillermo Lasso in a move to curb the escalating violence, it was reported. The decision was taken after a State and Public Security Council (Cosepe) meeting.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    Fitch highlights Peru's performance

    Peru can improve its credit rating in the coming years if levels of growth higher than those projected by Fitch are achieved

    Peru's macroeconomic strength proved decisive for the international agency Fitch Ratings to grade the South American country with a BBB quotation thanks also to its moderate public debt, strong external liquidity, and its fiscal discipline, it was reported.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Lula wants to host South American “retreat” summit

    Lula also insisted it was imperative that South America be regarded as a region of peace and cooperation

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has been reported to be planning a major Summit in the form of a retreat in Brasilia on May 30 and is sending letters of invitation to his South American colleagues to relaunch the South American Union of Nations (Unasur), as per an O Globo article.

  • Saturday, April 29th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Lava Jato scandal: Marcelo Odebrecht serves out his prison sentence

    Odebrecht was involved in the scandal that resulted in Lula's incarceration and ban from running in the 2018 elections

    Businessman Marcelo Odebrecht has been fully released from jail in Brazil Friday after serving his sentence for corruption, illicit association, and money laundering that went public in the Operation Lava Jato scandal. He had been doing community work at a hospital in exchange for a sentence reduction.

  • Friday, April 28th 2023 - 10:47 UTC

    Presidents of Brazil, Argentina discuss Unasur

    Both leaders reviewed the evolution of bilateral trade and progress in the implementation of cooperation agreements signed in recent months

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Alberto Fernández of Argentina held a virtual conference Thursday during which they discussed the return of their countries to the South American Union of Nations (Unasur) and other bilateral issues.

  • Thursday, April 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    State of emergency decreed in Peruvian borderline areas

    Foreigners “are the ones who are unfortunately committing these” crimes, Boluarte argued

    Peruvian authorities have declared a state of emergency across its areas bordering Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Chile in a move to curb a surge in crime President Dina Boluarte claims is linked to migrant offenders. While the measure is in force, certain constitutional rights such as the inviolability of the home, freedom of transit, freedom of assembly, and personal freedom and security are restricted or suspended.

  • Thursday, April 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    AMLO sends message showing he is recovering well from Covid-19

    AMLO said he would live through his entire presidential term, which finishes in September next year, despite his adversaries' wishes

    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Wednesday posted a video on social media saying he was recovering well from his bout of Covid-19. Interior Minister Adán López Hernández said the head of state would resume his duties before the weekend.