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Montevideo, January 22nd 2026 - 05:35 UTC

Latin America

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

    Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups

    Paraguay's priority is to increase surveillance along the borders with Brazil and also Argentina

    Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain transnational criminal organizations.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Disruptions in Chilean air travel projected amid Latam Airlines pilots' strike

    The company said that the affected passengers “will be contacted directly by email”

    A strike announced by the Latam Pilots Union (SPL) began at midnight after negotiations with the airline failed, leading to an immediate disruption of scheduled flights. The action is unprecedented for the union, which represents nearly 500 pilots—more than half of the company's total pilot workforce.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

    Colombian prosecutors file new charges against President's son

    The new charges add to an already existing case against Petro Burgos

    Six new criminal charges were filed on Monday against Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, stemming from an alleged corruption scheme during his tenure as a deputy in the Atlántico Departmental Assembly.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new President

    Paz's first challenge will be to solve the dollar shortage and rising prices

    Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a 58-year-old center-right politician, was inaugurated as the President of Bolivia on Saturday, assuming a five-year mandate amid a severe economic crisis. The son of former President Jaime Paz Zamora won the Oct. 19 runoff with 54.5% of the vote, successfully ending two decades of dominance by the leftwing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Low Attendance and Diplomatic Tensions at EU-Celac Summit

    The encounter was attended by only nine heads of state or government, featuring numerous notable absences and last-minute cancellations

    The fourth summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) kicked off on Sunday in the Colombian city of Santa Marta, amid significant diplomatic friction and a noticeable lack of high-level engagement from both blocs.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    French minister vows to block EU-Mercosur FTA out of concern for its farmers

    Genevard warned that unless these guarantees are “in writing, validated and accepted by Mercosur partners,” France will maintain its opposing stance

    France has once again cast a negative note on the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard stated emphatically that her country would not sign a deal that “condemns its farmers.”

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce blasts Evo in farewell message

    Arce announced that he would now pursue legal action from a private citizen's standpoint

    Outgoing Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora delivered his final address to the nation from the Casa Grande del Pueblo on Friday morning, launching a blistering attack on former President Evo Morales, whom he squarely blamed for the electoral defeat and the current state of the nation's political movement.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Dorgathen resigns as YPFB chief as Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens

    Dorgathen’s departure is linked to a scandal involving him and Marcelo Arce, the son of incumbent President Luis Arce

    Armin Dorgathen Tapia has submitted his irrevocable resignation as Executive President of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned oil company, effective Friday. His departure comes amidst growing controversy surrounding the Botrading case and just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Paz.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:08 UTC

    Áñez released from prison - consequences for judges incarcerating her expected

    Áñez admitted her health had deteriorated while in detention

    Upon her release from the Miraflores prison on Thursday, Former Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez pointed out that the political “monster” had to be defeated for her to be freed after nearly five years, and the truth of the 2019 crisis recognized.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:01 UTC

    Top IMF economist reviews Western Hemisphere's economic situation

    Nigel Chalk reviewed Paraguay's case while the IMF was launching the latest edition of its Economic Outlook for the Americas

    In an interview with Asunción's Última Hora, Nigel Chalk, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), highlighted the importance of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms to bolster resilience and growth potential, particularly amid shifting global conditions. The interview coincided with the launch of the IMF's Economic Outlook for the Americas report.