Mexico’s Election Body Needs a New Chief
Mexico's election body needs a new president after Guadalupe Taddei quit on 26 October; Polymarket gives Morena 88.5% for the June 2027 vote.
Fed Hike Bets Lift US Yields, Nasdaq Gains 0.8%
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Nuevo León Congress Urges Probe of US$384M
Nuevo León's Congress asked Mexico's federal prosecutor to act on an audit complaint over about US$384 million. Governor...
Cartel Boss’s Brother Backs 20-Year US Term
Antonio Oseguera, brother of the late CJNG founder El Mencho, backs a 20-year US term. A Washington judge...
US Court Summons Brazil Banker’s Ex Fiancée
A US bankruptcy court in Florida has summoned Martha Graeff, ex fiancée of Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro, to...
Brazil’s Itaú Posts US$2.3 Billion Profit
Itaú Unibanco, a large Brazilian bank, earned about US$2.3 billion in the third quarter, up 6.2%, with a...
Mexico’s Senate Passes ‘Anti-Memes’ Law
Mexico's Senate voted 72 to 37 on 3 November for a copyright law that makes internet providers act...
US Business Group Warns Mexico on Tax Law
The US Chamber of Commerce urged Mexico's Senate on 3 November not to approve a 2027 tax package...
Mexico Passes Income Tax Limits on Big Firms
Mexico's lower house voted 349 to 92 on 3 November to finish a 2027 income tax law that...
Chile’s President Refuses to Fire Minister
Chile's President Kast says Justice Minister Rabat keeps his trust and dares the opposition to file an impeachment...
Colombia Plans 19% Sales Tax on Gasoline
Colombia's Rescue Law bill, filed on 29 October, would raise the sales tax on gasoline from 5% to...
Democratic Win Leaves Brazil Tariff in Place
Democrats won Congress, but Brazil’s 25% US tariff rests on a trade law Congress cannot change alone. What...
Brazil Court Stops Meta Training AI on News
A São Paulo court barred Meta from using news outlets' content to train AI, with a fine of...
Venezuela Says Inflation Fell to 6.2%
Venezuela's acting president said inflation fell to 6.2% in October, the lowest in 24 months. The central bank...
Colombia Tightens Venezuela Border Controls
President De la Espriella ordered barriers, surveillance and stricter migration checks on the Venezuela border on 3 November...
Dollar Slips and Yields Ease After US Vote
After the US midterms the dollar slipped, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 4.93% and the S&P...
Colombia Weighs Up to US$5 Billion IMF Loan
An IMF technical mission has arrived in Colombia as the government explores a loan of US$4 billion to...
Former TV Azteca Host Held in US Tax Case
Inés Gómez Mont, a former TV Azteca host wanted in Mexico, was detained in Miami on 30 October;...
Banorte CEO Expects Higher Taxes Next Year
Banorte earned US$835 million in the third quarter, up 20%, and CEO Marcos Ramírez said new income tax...
Suriname Justice Minister Faces Contract Row
Suriname's justice minister, Harish Monorath, faces pressure over a 2021 contract for the telecom regulator's director that courts...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Jazz Fusion at Blue Note
São Paulo nightlife for Wednesday, 4 November 2026: two jazz shows at Blue Note on Avenida Paulista, with a Weather Report tribute at 10:30 p.m.
Asunción Rents by Neighborhood in 2026
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Who Holds Power in Cyprus in November 2026
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Haas Drops Ocon, Gives Câmara Brazil Debut
Haas has dropped Esteban Ocon for 2026 and will debut Brazilian Rafael Câmara at Interlagos. The São Paulo...
Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Palmeiras meet Estudiantes in the Copa Libertadores final on 28 November in Montevideo, while Flamengo face Grêmio in...
Jamaica National Football Team Guide 2026
Jamaica national football team plays Mexico on 14 November 2026. Coach, players, Concacaf ranking, World Cup near miss,...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Latin America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Latin America: a Caribbean state of 100,000 people in CELAC, ALBA and...
Trujillo, the Trade City of Northern Peru
Trujillo city guide: INEI 2025 census figures, trade and farm-export economy, October vote, crime emergency, water and what...
Mexico Elections and Electoral System Explained
Mexico elections explained in November 2026: how Mexico votes, who runs the count, the parties, the 2024 results...
Foreign Powers and Investors in El Salvador 2026
El Salvador foreign powers and investors in November 2026: the IMF, the United States, Turkey, China, the EU,...
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Explained 2026
Belo Horizonte city guide for 2026: economy, neighbourhoods, politics, safety, metro and daily life, with dated figures and...
Puerto Rico Natural Resources Explained 2026
Puerto Rico resources in 2026: stone, salt, farmland, water, forests, fish and imported fuel, who profits and the...
Concepción Chile Explained
Concepción city guide for 2026: 230,375 residents, a student economy, Biotren rail, local politics, safety data and what...
Who Holds Real Power in Haiti
Haiti power in November 2026: the prime minister without a parliament, elites, gangs, regions, skin colour, churches, unions...
Who Holds Real Power in Cuba
Cuba power in November 2026: the Party, the military firm GAESA, the Castro circle, regions, skin colour, churches,...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Honduras 2026
Honduras foreign powers and investors as of November 2026: the US, IMF, World Bank, China, EU and the...
Who Lives in the Bahamas and Where
Bahamas population: 398,165 people in the 2022 census, where they live, age, religion, 2010 ethnic groups and Haitian...
Puerto Rican Singer Jay Wheeler Plays Bogotá 3 June 2027
Jay Wheeler plays Bogotá's arena, long known as Movistar Arena, on 3 June 2027. Tickets from about US$56...
Argentine Band Soda Stereo Plays Bogotá on 10 December
Soda Stereo plays Bogotá's arena, long known as Movistar Arena, on 10 December 2026. Tickets from about US$74...
US Metal Band Motionless In White Plays Santiago 7 March
Motionless In White plays Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago on 7 March 2027. Tickets from about US$58 at Puntoticket,...
Ana Gabriel Plays Santiago on Wednesday 14 April
Ana Gabriel plays Santander Arena in Santiago on 14 April 2027. PuntoTicket sales open 4 November at 11:00,...
Guinea Calls Regional Vote for 29 November
Guinea’s president formally convened voters on 3 November for regional elections on 29 November and Senate elections on 20 December. Only councillors vote.
Zuma Meets Anti-Migrant Group Before Vote
Johannesburg Agency Chief’s Cash Case Stalls
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Johannesburg Signs Pay Deal Before the Vote
Johannesburg and its main municipal union signed a pay-deal addendum on 3 November, a day before local elections....
Nigeria Police Lose 31 Officers in 3 Attacks
Nigeria's police say three attacks killed 31 officers in 2026: 17 in Yobe, 10 in Kebbi and 4...
Nigeria Finds Illegal Refinery in Ogun State
Nigeria's anti-crime agency EFCC says it found an empty illegal refinery at Ogere, Ogun State, allegedly run by...
28 Nigerian States Approve State Police
Nigeria's National Assembly says 28 of 36 state assemblies approved state police, clearing the two-thirds bar. President Tinubu's...
Tanzania Steps Up Checks on Mining Licences
Tanzania's deputy minerals minister told Parliament that mine inspections are stepped up and licence holders may not charge...
Uganda Cuts Landslide Aid Lists After Checks
Uganda's prime minister says household checks found padded names on Bugisu landslide resettlement lists; each household is due...
Gambia Has 1.1 Million Voters for December
Gambia's electoral commission says 1,146,474 voters are registered for the presidential vote on Saturday 5 December 2026, after...
Egypt Car Plant Due to Open Early Next Year
A government licence puts the start of operations at Mansour Group's car plant near Cairo in early 2027....
Saudi-Egyptian Firms Plan US$2B Egypt Hotels
A Saudi-backed investor and Egyptian partners target about US$2 billion in Egyptian hotels and leisure. Here is what...
Russia Faces UN Assembly Over Sahara Veto
Russia must explain its 30 October Western Sahara veto to the UN General Assembly, which is set to...
Kenya Eyes Oil Pipeline for Dangote Refinery
Kenya plans a pipeline from its Turkana oil fields to the planned Dangote refinery at Lamu, and one...
Nedbank Takes 66% of Kenya’s NCBA Bank
South Africa's Nedbank now controls Kenya's NCBA Group, with shares due to transfer on 3 November in a...
Egyptian-Born Surgeon Wins US House Seat
Adam Hamawy, a surgeon born in Egypt, won New Jersey's 12th District House seat on 3 November. Here...
Sao Tome Official Says Health Decree Waits
A Sao Tome health official says the decree creating a national public health institute has waited about two...
Uganda Says Germany Pledged US$56 Million
Uganda's finance ministry says Germany committed EUR 50 million (about US$56 million) in grants after talks ended 3...
Guinea-Bissau Rights League Wants Five Freed
Guinea-Bissau's human rights league welcomed the release of some soldiers on 3 November and urged the authorities to...
Sierra Leone Airwave Tool Stirs Rights Fears
Sierra Leone got World Bank-funded airwave-monitoring gear on 28 October; a lawyer warns of surveillance risks while the...
Morocco Expects 840,000 Jobs From World Cup
Morocco's finance minister told parliament on 3 November that 2030 World Cup preparations will create over 840,000 jobs,...
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