Latin America

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:18 UTC

  Hostage tourists released by Peruvian native communities

  

  Over 150 foreign tourists held in boats sailing along the Yurimaguas route, on the Marañon River in Peru were released Friday afternoon, it was reported.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  “Total Peace” bill signed into law in Colombia

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Friday signed into law the “total peace” bill which allows authorities to undertake ceasefire negotiations with remnants of FARC and ELN groups still active in the country, just one day after the initiative was passed by both Houses of Congress.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Lula intent in amending the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: EU pleased with its current wording

  

  The first clash of the Brazilian president-elect with the European Union occurred, given Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's anticipated intention to introduce modifications to the Mercosur/EU trade agreement, discussed for two decades.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Venezuela announces return to Andean Community of Nations

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday announced his administration's plan to rejoin the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), a subject he had discussed earlier this week with his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's advantages for technology development “to attract talent,” Lacalle said

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday underscored during an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) event in Punta del Este his country's advantages for investments to keep flowing in.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 20:41 UTC

  At least 53 arrested in violence-torn Ecuador

  

  At least 53 people have been arrested in Ecuador following a wave of drug trafficking attacks Tuesday in the coastal cities of Guayaquil, Durán, and Esmeraldas.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Peru's post-pandemic economic recovery faster than that elsewhere

  

  Peru quickly bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic, even if compared with other countries in the region and the world, according to reports released Wednesday in Lima.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Petro and Maduro sign joint declaration, pledge to work together

  

  The Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela Tuesday signed a joint declaration in Caracas after their meeting marking the beginning of a new stage in bilateral ties.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 22:15 UTC

  Tension escalates in Bolivian department of Cochabamba

  

  Bolivia's National 2023 Census Committee gave President Luis Arce Catacora's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) 48 hours to pull the party's strike forces from Cochabamba, or else radical pressure measures will be adopted.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Bolivia in conflict with the country's richest province over shared resources

  

  “To safeguard food security, exports of soybeans, sugar, soy oil, and beef are temporarily suspended,” according to an official announcement from Bolivia’s Minister of Productive Development, Néstor Huanca.