Latin America

Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
OAS Observation Mission calls for respect of the Bolivian people's vote

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bolivia calls for respect for the will of the citizenry:
Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Bolivia presidential election: Evo Morales will face a run-off vote next 15 December

Bolivian President Evo Morales will face a run-off vote for the first time after failing to secure a fourth consecutive term at an election. Morales had 45% of the vote to 38% of former President Carlos Mesa, partial results from Sunday's presidential vote showed.
Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:45 UTC
US Justice Department concluded Honduras president was bribed by drug cartels

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez emerged battered from the trial and conviction of his brother last Friday after the US Justice Department concluded that the evidence showed narco-traffickers had bribed the president and his party.
Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Ecuador resumes oil exports after days of violent protests

Ecuador on Sunday said it had resumed crude oil exports curbed by violent protests that forced several wells in the Amazon to halt operations.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Bolivia votes on Sunday, but Morales 13-year in office seems to have lost its magic

Bolivia's Evo Morales will seek a controversial fourth term as president on Sunday when voters head to the polls in what is expected to be a tight race for the once-popular left-wing leader. Morales is already the longest-serving president in Bolivian history, having been at the helm for 13 years, and its first indigenous president.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Honduras president brother convicted in New York for drug trafficking

A New York court convicted the Honduran president's brother of drug trafficking Friday, a verdict immediately rejected by the Central American leader as opponents called for his resignation.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Who runs the country? Drug cartels outshoot Mexican military who back down on presidential orders

Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador struggled on Friday to explain his government's capitulation to organized crime after Mexican authorities buckled in the face of an armed campaign of terror and released drug kingpin Ovidio Guzmán López just hours after capturing him.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Spanish King will visit Cuba as part of Havana's 500th anniversary

Spain's King Felipe VI will visit Cuba next month as part of the 500th anniversary celebrations of the island nation's capital Havana, the European country's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “I can confirm it will take place in November” after the Spanish general elections on November 10, Borrell said during a visit to Havana where he met his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez.
Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 08:10 UTC
A “ghost ship” smuggling Venezuelan oil probable cause of the massive spill along Brazilian northeast beaches

A huge oil spill off Brazil's northeastern coast may have involved a “ghost ship” carrying Venezuelan oil in breach of US sanctions, a Petrobras expert close to the probe into the disaster said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 07:51 UTC
Fitch Ratings has LATAM sovereigns on the watch list

One in four Fitch-rated corporates in Latin America is exposed to either a one-notch sovereign or country ceiling downgrade, while ratings for nearly one-third of issuers are vulnerable to a two-notch downgrade, according to the latest from Fitch Ratings.