Latin America

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 21:37 UTC

  Ecuador's Parliament narrows Pandora Papers enquiry down to one Congressional committee

  

  Ecuador's National Assembly Monday decided only the Specialized Committee for Constitutional Guarantees will investigate President Guillermo Lasso's alleged wrongdoings after his name came out in the so-called Pandora Papers.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolivian Air Force single-engined plane crashes, kills 6

  

  A Bolivia Air Force single-engined Cessna C-206 crashed Saturday morning in the Amazon region of Pando, killing all six on board, it was reported.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Key witness in corruption case against former Peruvian president dies

  

  While former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is jailed in California pending his extradition to stand trial for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal, one of the prosecution's main witnesses died this weekend in Israel.

• Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  No euthanasia for Colombian woman suffering from ALS

  

  Colombian health authorities had second thoughts Saturday about administering a euthanasia procedure to a 51-year-old woman suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and ordered its cancellation because the required criteria had not been met.

• Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Agreement reached between Argentina, Brazil to cut down common external tariffs by 10%

  

  The Governments of Argentina and Brazil Friday agreed to cut down the common external tariffs (CET) by 10% “in a very wide universe of products” after months of tensions among members of Mercosur on the issue.

• Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 04:21 UTC

  LATAM Group orders brand new aircraft to replace ageing units

  

  South America's LATAM Airlines Group has placed orders for 70 new short-haul Airbus A 320 aircraft to replace its currently ageing units of the same model, it was announced earlier this week.

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Duque remain distrusting of Maduro as reopening of borders not going so smoothly

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque was sceptical of the offer from Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who asked investors to return to that country.

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  PAHO: Latin America still not safe from SARS-Cov-2

  

  As restrictive sanitary measures are being gradually lifted worldwide, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) warned Thursday in Mexico City that things do not look so bright in Latin America regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air

  

  Given the favourable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and international travellers arriving at Punta Arenas airport.

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 00:30 UTC

  Uruguay off UK's Red List, but surprising FCDO comment on the country's Covid-19 situation

  

  From 4 am on Monday 11 October, Uruguay will no longer be on the Red List for entering England. As to UK citizens planning to travel to Uruguay, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advise against all but essential travel to the whole of Uruguay based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks.