Latin America

• Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:56 UTC

  Peru's acting president hopes to appoint “broad-based” cabinet

  

  Peruvian Acting President José Jerí, who took office early Friday morning following the dismissal of Dina Boluarte, has announced the formation of a “broad-based” cabinet to tackle crime and guide the country until 2026.

• Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:37 UTC

  Heavy rains and floods kill at least 47 in Mexico

  

  At least 47 people have been reported dead as a result of heavy rains, landslides, collapses, and flooding in Mexico as of Sunday, after a tropical system from the Gulf of America -as per US President Donald Trump's rebranding. Tropical cyclones Raymond and Priscilla caused “extraordinary rains” since Thursday. Tropical disturbance 90-E also contributed to the disaster.

• Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 09:35 UTC

  This is what the survival ranking in Latin America would look like in the event of a world war

  

  An analysis conducted by the artificial intelligence ChatGPT ranked Uruguay as the Latin American country most likely to survive a potential Third World War, highlighting its political stability, energy self-sufficiency, and geographic location.

• Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 07:54 UTC

  Prosecutors want Boluarte banned from leaving Peru

  

  Peru's Attorney General's Office has filed requests to impose travel restrictions on former President Dina Boluarte due to multiple ongoing investigations, particularly those regarding the alleged crime of undue advantage of office.

• Friday, October 10th 2025 - 20:59 UTC

  Bolivia: New fuel shortage and additional scandals at YPFB

  

  The Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is facing a worsening shortage of diesel and gasoline, leading to long queues at petrol stations, particularly lorries waiting up to five days to tank up.

• Friday, October 10th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Peru: Congress ousts Boluarte for moral incapacity

  

  Peru's one-house Congress removed Dina Boluarte from the presidency late Thursday, citing her “permanent moral incapacity.” In an expedited proceeding, Congress Speaker José Jiri was sworn in as acting president just six months before the 2026 elections.

• Thursday, October 9th 2025 - 15:46 UTC

  Bolivia: Arce denounces anti-democratic plot in Congress

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora denounced on Wednesday an alleged plan originating from the Plurinational Legislative Assembly to suspend the presidential runoff election scheduled for October 19.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 22:59 UTC

  Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa’s convoy attacked amid protests over fuel subsidy cuts

  

  The Ecuadorian government has denounced an attempted assassination against President Daniel Noboa, whose convoy came under attack while en route to an official event in the south of the country. The president was unharmed and continued with his scheduled activities, according to authorities.

• Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 11:15 UTC

  South Korean company intends to build high-speed railway in Peru

  

  Peruvian authorities are developing a plan for a high-speed railway along its coast, supported by a South Korean company, Transport and Communications Minister César Sandoval confirmed on Friday.

• Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Mexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot

  

  Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2026-2030 term.