Latin America

Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:32 UTC
Peruvian prosecutors want Castillo's wife held in pre-trial detention

Peru's Public Prosecutor's Office has filed a request for former First Lady Lilia Paredes-Castillo's pre-trial arrest while she is under investigation for her alleged participation in a corruption ring, it was reported Friday in Lima.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:24 UTC
Chapito Guzmán not to be deported for now

A Mexican judge Friday agreed to Ovidio Guzmán's request not to be extradited to the United States.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:22 UTC
IACHR steps in on behalf of arrested Bolivian governor

The Government of Bolivia Friday said that every requirement regarding the health of imprisoned Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho had been met and that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will be briefed on this issue in due time.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:57 UTC
Ecuador expects to ink a wide ranging free trade agreement with China

Ecuador has reached a free trade agreement with China which is expected to increase the country's exports by a billion US dollars as well as boost the growth in the industrial sector, it was announced.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:24 UTC
Arrest of Chapo's son leaves at least 29 dead

Following preliminary reports that mentioned only one fatality, at least 29 people have been confirmed Friday to have died during the raid to arrest 32-year-old druglord Ovidio Guzmán, allegedly linked to the Sinaloa cartel his father Joaquín (also known as “El Chapo”) used to run before being captured and extradited to the United States.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Chapo Guzmán's son arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, also known as “El Ratón,” for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other drugs. He is the son of former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who is currently incarcerated in the United States.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Protests and road blockades resume in Peru

Peruvian demonstrators went back to blocking roads and staging other protests nationwide over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, after which 28 people have been killed.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
No truce with ELN, Colombian gov't now says

Colombia's government Wednesday announced it was suspending its previous decision to decree a truce with the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas after the rebel organization denied having agreed to it.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 21:15 UTC
Japan takes a turn toward the Americas in 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is to meet with US President Joseph Biden on Jan. 13 at the White House, while Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has left on a South American tour seeking to strengthen ties with Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:52 UTC
Latin America forecasted to expand 1,3% in 2023, after growing 3,7% last year, ECLAC report

In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022.