Latin America

• Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Bolivian Army removes Wiphala from Coat of Arms

  

  The Bolivian Army announced Thursday the restoration of its original institutional coat of arms, a version that excludes the indigenous wiphala flag and other plurinational symbols integrated 15 years ago.

• Friday, November 28th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

  After 24 years in power, Comrade Ralph loses St Vincent and the Grenadines elections

  

  After 24 consecutive years in office, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves -also known as Comrade Ralph for his leftwing stance- lost Thursday's elections to historian and political scientist Dr. Goodwin Friday of the center-right New Democratic Party (NDP).

• Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Former Peruvian President Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years for bribery

  

  Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison and immediately taken into custody following a court ruling that found him guilty of bribery during his tenure as regional governor of Moquegua.

• Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

  Bolivia: DEA returning after 17-year absence

  

  The Bolivian government confirmed this week that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will return to the country “very soon,” marking a significant change in the country's anti-drug policy since the agency was expelled in 2008 by former President Evo Morales.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 21:52 UTC

  Latin America remains the world's most unequal region

  

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned in its latest report that Latin America continues to be the most unequal region globally, with extreme concentration of wealth stifling growth and social mobility.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Brother of former Colombian President Uribe sentenced to 28 years in jail

  

  A high court in Colombia on Tuesday sentenced Santiago Uribe Vélez, the brother of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010), to 28 years and three months in prison, overturning a previous acquittal. The defendant was found guilty of creating and financing the far-right paramilitary group known as 'Los doce apóstoles' (The Twelve Apostles).

• Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 09:27 UTC

  Colombian President says CIA wants to oust him

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday accused the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of plotting to destabilize his government.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  Colombia: 17 children rescued from Lev Tahor sect

  

  Colombian immigration authorities have taken 17 minors into protective custody after they were rescued from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor during a hotel inspection in the northwestern city of Yarumal, Antioquia, it was reported on Monday. The group has faced global accusations of child abuse, kidnapping, and human trafficking.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Arrest warrant against Betssy Chávez escalates Mexico-Peru standoff

  

  Peruvian Supreme Court Justice Juan Carlos Checkley issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is currently seeking asylum inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima. The move comes as the Peruvian government delays issuing the safe conduct pass required for her departure to Mexico, heightening diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

• Friday, November 21st 2025 - 19:17 UTC

  Bolivia: Rift between President Paz and Vice President Lara denied

  

  Bolivia's Presidential Spokesperson Carla Faval on Friday denied the existence of a rift between President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Vice President Edmand Lara, asserting that the speculation about internal tension “does not correspond to a real state.”