Latin America

• Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 19:15 UTC

  Peru: Pedro Castillo detained by police after coup attempt

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was arrested by the authorities after he dissolved the Congress of Peru on Wednesday. The accused as the leader of a “criminal organization” was approached in the street, in downtown Lima, by police officers when he was leaving the Government headquarters, it was reported by local media.

• Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 18:44 UTC

  Castillo stages coup d'état in Peru, announces emergency gov't

  

  Hours before Congress was to vote on a new motion to depose Pedro Castillo Terrones as President of Peru, the incumbent head of state Wednesday dissolved Parliament and announced he was starting an “emergency government.” Hours later, the chief of the Government was arrested by the authorities in Lima.

• Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  AMLO's Plan B triggered to reform Mexico's electoral system

  

  Mexico's opposition has given the thumbs down to the electoral reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) who sought to cut down the red tape and add transparency to the voting process.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals

  

  Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 08:30 UTC

  Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 grew 9,3% and reached US$ 142 billion, WB report

  

  Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in 2022 grew an estimated 5% to US$626 billion, according to the latest World Bank Migration and Development Brief.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 08:06 UTC

  Peru and Ecuador declare bird flu health emergency; 10,000 pelicans dead, 180,000 chickens to be slaughtered

  

  Peru and Ecuador last week declared three-month health emergencies because of outbreaks of bird flu after a wave of cases led to tens of millions of poultry being slaughtered in Europe and the United States.

• Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Bolivian gov't signs Census Bill into law

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has signed into law the bill regarding the national census, which had sparked a 36-day strike in the province of Santa Cruz, where most of the country's rightwing population opposing the Socialist government lives.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 19:06 UTC

  Argentina grants political asylum to former Ecuadorian Minister convicted of corruption

  

  Citing humanitarian grounds, the Government of Argentina has granted diplomatic asylum to the Ecuadorian national Maria de los Angeles Duarte Pesantes, a former official under former President Rafael Correa.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Dispute between Chile and Bolivia over Silala settled by ICJ ruling

  

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Thursday announced a ruling validating Chile's claim that the Silala River is an international waterway and calling both parties to cooperate in the preservation of the natural resources in the area.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  US blocks sugar imports from Dominican Republic, claiming abusive labor conditions

  

  Imports of crude sugar from a company in the Dominican Republic will be blocked at all U.S. ports after the alleged use of forced labor in its production, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week.