Latin America

Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 22:15 UTC
Tension escalates in Bolivian department of Cochabamba

Bolivia's National 2023 Census Committee gave President Luis Arce Catacora's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) 48 hours to pull the party's strike forces from Cochabamba, or else radical pressure measures will be adopted.
Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Bolivia in conflict with the country's richest province over shared resources

“To safeguard food security, exports of soybeans, sugar, soy oil, and beef are temporarily suspended,” according to an official announcement from Bolivia’s Minister of Productive Development, Néstor Huanca.
Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Expectation mounts over Petro-Maduro meeting in Caracas

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan colleague Nicolás Maduro are to meet Tuesday in Caracas to discuss the evolution of bilateral ties after diplomatic relations between the two countries were restored following Petro's inauguration.
Monday, October 31st 2022 - 22:20 UTC
Lula welcomes “Comrade” President Alberto Fernández in Sao Paulo

Argentine President Alberto Fernández met in Sao Paulo Monday afternoon with Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to celebrate the latter's victory in Sunday's runoff.
Monday, October 31st 2022 - 10:53 UTC
Lula is back as president of Brazil after narrowly defeating Bolsonaro

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will return to power in Brazil for the third time after defeating incumbent head of State Jair Bolsonaro in the ballot by a very narrow margin, reflecting a huge division in the South American giant.
Friday, October 28th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
FMs in Buenos Aires call for strengthening of bi-regional dialogue

The Summit pitting together foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) came to an end Thursday in Buenos Aires with a declaration calling for the strengthening of bi-regional dialogue and multilateralism.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:28 UTC
Mexico launches bid to host 2036 Olympic Games

Mexico has submitted a bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games. If that option is not possible then the Latin American country is also open to being awarded the 2040 competition.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguay successfully issues US$ 1,5 billion “green linked bond,” with US$ 3,96 billon demand

On Friday October 20, Uruguay issued its first sustainability-linked bonds (SLB), with a step-down mechanism that is activated if it reaches certain environmental targets. The purpose is to align the country’s sovereign debt policy with its climate goals by issuing a bond that links the coupon to compliance with the climate and environmental goals that the country set in its first Naturally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad Tobago, Uruguay teams, winners of IDB Development Initiative

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the four winners of the fifth Superheroes of Development contest, which rewards creative and innovative solutions used in development projects financed by the IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab (IDB Group) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
CELAC FMs call for joint connection with the rest of the world

Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Buenos Aires Wednesday issued a statement calling for the consolidation of regional unity while deepening strategies for joint approaches regarding the bloc's connection with the rest of the world.