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Montevideo, January 22nd 2026 - 05:35 UTC

Latin America

  • Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

    Bolivian President ends fuel subsidies, raises minimum wage

    Paz has blamed the previous administrations of Evo Morales and Luis Arce Catacora for “20 years of looting and waste”

    Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira has announced a drastic economic overhaul, declaring a state of “economic, financial, energetic, and social emergency,” which includes ending fuel subsidies that have been in place for over 20 years and implementing a significant increase in the minimum wage to offset the resulting inflation.

  • Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 07:22 UTC

    Díaz-Granados reelected for second term at helm of CAF

    Díaz-Granados' re-election solidified CAF’s position as the multilateral bank with the greatest geographic presence in the region

    Colombian lawyer Sergio Díaz-Granados was re-elected on Tuesday as the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean's (CAF) Executive President for a second, consecutive five-year term after getting the nod from the entity's Board of Directors.

  • Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Peru confirms first 2 cases of H3N2 “variant K” flu

    Both cases have been discharged from their hospitals and reported to be out of danger

    Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa) officially confirmed on Monday the detection of the first two cases of the Influenza A (H3N2) subclade K variant in the country, just one day after issuing a national epidemiological alert to monitor the potential entry of respiratory diseases during the holiday season.

  • Monday, December 15th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Kast's win marks return of rightwing gov't to Chile

    “I will be the president of all Chileans, without exception,” Kast underlined in his victory message

    Rightwing candidate José Antonio Kast has been elected the next President of Chile, securing an overwhelming victory in Sunday's runoff with nearly 59% of the vote against the Communist Jeannete Jara's leftwing coalition's 41%.

  • Monday, December 15th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Bolivian Supreme Court CJ mugged while on vacation in Brazil

    “Crime has no borders,” Saucedo insisted

    Bolivia's Supreme Court (TSJ) Chief Justice Romer Saucedo and his family were robbed on Dec. 6 while vacationing in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, it was reported this weekend in La Paz.

  • Monday, December 15th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Peru declares health alert over H3N2 and measles

    Travelers returning from Europe or the United States must be alert for respiratory symptoms, the Peruvian authorities highlighted

    Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa) has declared a nationwide Epidemiological Alert (No. 008-2025) as a preventative measure against the potential entry and spread of infectious diseases, including the seasonal Influenza A (H3N2) subclade K variant and measles.

  • Monday, December 15th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Peru grants US troops access next year

    Jerí met with a delegation from the FBI and US security experts in Lima

    Peruvian authorities have officially greenlighted the entry of United States military personnel for the entirety of 2026 to conduct joint training, support, and security assistance exercises with local armed and police forces, it was announced this weekend in Lima.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:19 UTC

    Five-month preemptive arrest for former Bolivian President Arce

    “We haven't left, we're here, we're innocent,” Arce insisted as he was transferred to prison (Pic REUTERS)

    Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora has been placed under preemptive arrest at the San Pedro detention facility in La Paz for five months, pending a corruption inquiry regarding the mismanagement of funds intended for indigenous projects when he served as Economy Minister under Evo Morales (2006-2019).

  • Friday, December 12th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Nearly half of Latin America hit by informality, ILO warns

    The sustained reduction of informality requires “active and coordinated policies,” the ILO underscored

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) warned Thursday that informality continues to affect almost one out of every two workers in Latin America and the Caribbean, reporting a regional average of 47% in 2025.

  • Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    Petro suggests Maduro moves on to “transitional government”

    Maduro wants to join forces with Colombia as Trump warns Petro would be targeted next

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro has intensified diplomatic pressure on his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, calling for a “general amnesty” and the formation of a “transitional government with the inclusion of all” to resolve Venezuela’s protracted political crisis.