Latin America

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:26 UTC

  Neverending Ecuador's violence leaves one prosecutor killed, one former mayor kidnapped

  

  The latest episode of Ecuador's seemingly endless violence consisted of the assassination of Babahoyo Prosecutor Genaro R. and the kidnapping of former Durán Mayor Mariana Mendieta de Narváez, in addition to the death of six other prison inmates just over a week before the presidential elections.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:32 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade continues to fall, contracting 19,5% in September

  

  Trade between Argentina and Brazil reached US$ 2.1 billion in September, marking a 19.5% decline compared to the US$ 2.66 billion recorded in the same month last year. This fact was brought to attention in a report by Argentina’s Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC), which used official data from Brazil.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 19:03 UTC

  South America to host Football 2030 World Cup first round matches

  

  Although there is no confirmation yet from football's governing body FIFA, there were clues Wednesday morning that the 2030 finals might be played under a format never seen before in the competition's history that will be celebrating 100 years then.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  UN okays sending peacekeepers to Haiti

  

  The United Nations Security Council Monday acquiesced to the sending of an international force to help Haiti’s authorities get the country back on track amid mounting gang violence. Thirteen of the 15 council members voted for the mission. China and Russia abstained.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:28 UTC

  Candidates outline their plans ahead of Ecuador's presidential runoff

  

  Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa on Sunday outlined their plans ahead of the October 15 runoff election to determine who will be Ecuador's next president.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 09:16 UTC

  Guatemala Chief Prosecutor raids the Electoral Tribunal to obstruct presidential election result

  

  Guatemala's political crisis escalated last weekend as prosecutors raided the country's top electoral tribunal searching for documents related to August presidential election. Agents of the Attorney General's Office entered the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and confiscated the official lists of results from the polling stations.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:08 UTC

  Migration unprecedented emergency: thousands march through Central America heading for United States

  

  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for governments in Central America and Mexico to collaborate to address the immediate humanitarian needs of people on the move as unprecedented numbers of vulnerable migrants transit through the region, while also working on long-term solutions to tackle the drivers of migration.

• Sunday, October 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Argentine presidential candidate Milei: “Should we dollarize?” or rather “Why should we keep the peso?”

  

  Next 22 October a presidential election will take place in Argentina, South America's second-largest economy and three candidates are competing for the job, Sergio Massa, the incumbent, Patricia Bullrich, from the traditional opposition when two coalitions prevailed in the Argentine political system, and Javier Milei, a declared libertarian, economist, and if published Argentine opinion polls can be trusted, the front runner.

• Friday, September 29th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  US offers reward amid probe into Ecuadorian candidate's murder

  

  The US State Department Thursday made available US$ 5 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest of those who murdered Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last month in Quito. The State Department also offered up to US$ 1 million for clues leading to the identification of high-ranking members of the criminal group.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

  Migration crisis; state of emergency in Costa Rica to deal with massive influx of people heading for US

  

  Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare a state of emergency due to an increased wave of migrants on their way to Mexico and later cross to the United States. “I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a media briefing, referring to recent riots by migrants crossing the nation.