Latin America

Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
EU-Mercosur agreement ratified in 2023? Uruguayan Foreign Minister sees it possible

It's been more than two decades since the negotiations began. Yet, geopolitical conditions have never been favorable to ratify the agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, said Tuesday during a press conference that there is “a window of opportunity” to ratify the accord between the European and South American blocs in 2023, during the pro tempore rulings of Spain and Brazil in each group.
Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
New riot at Ecuadorian prison leaves 16 dead

At least 16 inmates have been reported dead earlier this week following yet a new episode of prison rioting in Ecuador, where over 400 prisoners have lost their lives in separate events since February of 2021.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Latin American countries support Argentina's Falklands' claim at UN Fourth Committee

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related agenda items on Monday, with speakers underscoring their nations’ commitment to eliminating colonialism in all corners of the world, with Latin American countries emphasizing in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute..
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
US Secretary of State heading for OAS assembly in Peru, with previous visits to Colombia and Chile

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken started on Monday his tour of South American countries on the Pacific, Colombia, Chile and Peru, where the Organization of American States is holding its annual general assembly.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?

Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still has full diplomatic relations with Taipei, and continues to give its back to Beijing, but this could be changing or in a transition process.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:35 UTC
Blinken takes adventurous trip into left-leaning Latin America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting Monday a most unusual Latin American tour through which President Joseph Biden's administration seeks to follow up on the goals agreed upon during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro makes it to the runoff against Lula despite some polls

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the leftwing Workers' Party (PT) edged the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) in Sunday's elections by 48.42% against 43.21% of the votes, which shows a divided country after weeks of violent incidents related to the electoral campaign.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Argentine White Helmets arrive in Honduras

An Argentine “white helmet” mission to assist Honduran victims of recent rainstorms has been deployed to the area, it was reported Sunday in Buenos Aires.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Ecuadorian women march against gender violence

Ecuadorian women took to the streets during the weekend to protest against the 206 femicides already recorded in the country during 2022 in the aftermath of María Belén Bernal's murder.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:11 UTC
AMLO's emergency hospitalization in January leaked to the press

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was hospitalized in January due to a serious health crisis that had been kept secret but became public Friday after confidential documents were accessed by hackers who leaked them to the press.