Latin America

Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever

The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as legal tender will go into law in 90 days.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay

Uruguay Wednesday became the first country in Latin America to extend its anticovid-19 vaccination campaign to children aged between 12 and 17, it was announced.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 10:14 UTC
Peru: After over 99% of votes counted, Castillo's narrow win looks imminent, but Fujimori cries there was fraud

Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party was leading conservative Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular by 50.253% against 49.747% with 99.282% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) by Wednesday dawn. However, Castillo already addressed his supporters from the balcony of his party's headquarters in Lima and declared himself the winner, ahead of the official count.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile

The United Nations (UN) Tuesday voiced their concern about Sunday's deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile despite legal actions taken against such a measure.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Monday announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall not be required to be vaccinated, contrary to what had been announced last week.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Kamala Harris tackles migration on Guatemala, Mexico tour

US Vice President Kamala Harris rounded up her first official foreign mission in Mexico City by underlining the need to tackle the “root causes” of migration as crowds at the southwestern border grow by the hour.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Chile continues with deportation of Venezuelan migrants

The Government of Chile has deported on a plane to Caracas a total of 56 Venezuelan citizens who were allegedly involved in trafficking of minors, drugs, robberies or simply entered the country irregularly, it was reported.
Tuesday, June 8th 2021 - 07:15 UTC
AMLO loses legislative majority in Mexican Lower House

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (AMLO) centre-left ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) which lost the qualified majority in the Lower House after Sunday's elections.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Peru: Fujimori slightly ahead but too soon to celebrate – exit polls show otherwise

Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori was slightly ahead of leftist Pedro Castillo Monday dawn as provisional results of Peru's presidential runoff were being announced by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
US VP Harris on Latin America mission to deal with migrants' crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris left Washington Sunday aboard on an official tour to Guatemala and Mexico to deal with the crisis involving migrants going through those countries as well as through Honduras and El Salvador on their way to an illegal entry into the United States.