Latin America

Friday, April 16th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Argentina reinstates beef exports registry

Argentina's government Thursday created a registry of beef exporters among other measures to curb under-invoicing, which authorities fear has been going on for a while now.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 08:09 UTC
Raúl Castro to step down as leader of Cuba's Communist Party

Iconic leader Raúl Castro is expected to step down as First Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) as the VIII Congress of the PCC is set to start this Friday at the Havana Convention Center, under the title “The Congress of the historical continuity of the Cuban Revolution.”
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that “there will be no foreign bases,” it was reported.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19

The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.
Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori likely candidates for Peru's presidential runoff

Ultra-leftist candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party and perennial conservative contender Keiko Fujimori looked poised to advance to the runoff after Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) had counted 93.479% of the votes.
Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Major setback for Evo's party: none of its candidates win governors' elections in Bolivia

As the results of Sunday's departmental elections in Bolivia were becoming known Monday, former President Evo Morales' Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) recorded one defeat after another.
Monday, April 12th 2021 - 11:20 UTC
Pedro Castillo ahead in Peruvian elections but results will take about a month to be known

Ultra left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party was surprisingly ahead on Monday morning after the first round of Peru's presidential elections, but the names of those advancing to the runoff will not be known for about a month, officials said.
Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:45 UTC
Third-time lucky: Lasso becomes Ecuador's president-elect

Contrary to expectations, Guillermo Lasso Sunday surprisingly beat Andrés Arauz to become Ecuador's next president. Lasso, a conservative, was a sure winner in the evening as 97.91% of the votes were counted.
Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC
Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress

Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.
Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:16 UTC
Brazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win

Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.