Latin America

Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Peru: Curfew decreed in Puno after deadly riots

Peruvian authorities have decreed a curfew in the Puno region following anti-government protests that left 18 people dead on Monday, Prime Minister Alberto Otálora announced on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 03:50 UTC
Bomb seeking to kill Colombian VP defused

Colombian Vice-president Francia Márquez Tuesday said a plan to kill her had been defused by members of her security team after an explosive device was found and subsequently deactivated.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 22:01 UTC
Peru: Juliaca airport violence ends up in 17 people dead

At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured Monday in the southern Peruvian city of Juliaca as protests against President Dina Boluarte resumed following a year-ending truce. The victims had projectile impacts on their bodies, according to local TV reports.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
ELN warns peace negotiations stalled after unilateral announcement

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas said Monday that peace talks with the leftwing government of President Gustavo Petro were stalled, with disagreements standing in the way. The group underlined that in last week's communiqué it had warned that a bilateral ceasefire was still to be discussed.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
AMLO wants Biden to end abandonment of Latin America

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asked his US colleague Joseph Biden to take a look at his closest neighbors when allocating aid funds. The two leaders met Monday in Mexico City to discuss the needs of the American continent in the coming years, particularly regarding cooperation and migration.
Monday, January 9th 2023 - 21:01 UTC
Evo Morales banned from entering Peru for persistent meddling in local issues

Peruvian authorities have banned former Bolivian President Evo Morales from entering the country due to his persistent meddling in internal affairs, it was reported Monday in Lima.
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.