Latin America

Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguay Sunday's presidential runoff, a multicolor power switching with strong winds of change

This Sunday 2.7 million Uruguayans will cast their ballots in the presidential runoff, which according to all opinion poll forecasts, will have Luis Lacalle Pou, the leader of an opposition multicolor alliance as head of the Executive next March, but equally significant, power switching, it will mark the end of fifteen years of almost undisputed predominance of a catch-all coalition, Broad Front, which ruled South America's smallest country for three consecutive five-year mandates.
Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
Police officers killed in a bomb blast at Colombian police station

Three police officers were killed in a bomb blast late Friday at a police station in Colombia after thousands gathered for renewed protests and sporadic looting erupted in the capital of Bogota.
Saturday, November 23rd 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Mexico's giant Pemex, remains world's most indebted oil company

A Mexican government energy policy that gives more weight to state oil company Pemex could cause private sector investment to fall, an analyst with credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said on Friday.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 10:27 UTC
More clashes in La Paz but there is also a tentative agreed date for new elections, January 12

Supporters of ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales marched into the capital La Paz on Thursday carrying coffins of people killed in clashes with the military and police, drawing attention to the human cost of the crisis in the South American nation.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Morales calls on the international community to stop a “genocide” in Bolivia

Former president Evo Morales urged the international community on Wednesday to intervene to stop what he called a “genocide” in Bolivia, where at least 32 people have died in violence that erupted after his disputed re-election.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Mexican government helping its citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over racial shootings

Mexico's government said on Wednesday it has helped 10 Mexican citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over an August shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, where a suspected white nationalist killed 22 people.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC
OAS demands an end to violence and an urgent call for elections

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS, has called on Bolivian authorities to urgently call elections, an immediate cease of violence, and the search for dialogue.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Judge ratifies Wednesday's air link between Sao Paulo and Malvinas/Falklands

Argentine federal judge Luis Rodriguez ratified on Tuesday the green light for Latam's flight, beginning this Wednesday, linking Sao Paulo in Brazil and Cordoba with the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, after throwing out a request to suspend the link.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Bolivian forces take control of major gas plant; crucial political discussions for a new election date

Bolivian police and military forces used armoured vehicles and helicopters to clear access to a major gas plant in the city of El Alto on Tuesday, a show of strength after blockades at the facility had cut off fuel supply to nearby La Paz.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Brazilian police seek the arrest of Paraguay ex president Cartes on money laundering

Brazilian police are seeking the arrest of Paraguay’s ex-President Horacio Cartes as part of an investigation into money laundering. On Tuesday, Brazilian authorities alleged Cartes provided US$500,000 to a criminal organization at the request of Dario Messer, a Brazilian associate who was then a fugitive facing corruption charges, prosecutors told reporters.