Colombia Colombia’s Cabal Says She Was Never in Uribe’s Heart After the Cabal exit from Colombia's Centro Democrático, Uribe posted one line of respect. A day later, she said she... October 3, 2026
Latin America David Rivera Gets 10 Years for Secret Maduro Lobbying Former US congressman David Rivera was sentenced in Miami on 2 October to 10 years in prison for a secret... October 3, 2026
Ecuador Ecuador Industry Seeks Power Tariff Review Ecuador's factories want an industry tariff review after big users' average power price jumped from about US$0.12 to US$0.30 per... October 3, 2026
Ecuador Ecuador Mayor Aquiles Álvarez Has Gallbladder Surgery Ecuador's jailed Guayaquil mayor Aquiles Álvarez was moved from prison to a private clinic on 2 October and had gallbladder... October 3, 2026
Latin America Venezuela Opposition Calls to Abolish Corpoelec Venezuela's Primero Justicia wants to abolish Corpoelec and restore seven regional power firms, as daily outages in Petare rise from... October 3, 2026
Brazil Brazil Judge Strips Garotinho Votes in Rio Race A Brazilian electoral judge ordered Garotinho votes in Rio's governor race filed as annulled sub judice. How they will count... October 3, 2026
Latin America Peru Deploys 57,738 Police for Sunday’s Election Peru's election deployment puts 57,738 police on duty for Sunday's local vote, while an OAS expert mission hears Lima candidates'... October 3, 2026
Latin America Venezuela 4.8 Tremor Hits East, Housing Gap Persists A 4.8 Venezuela earthquake shook Sucre state on 2 October without damage, as the UN refugee agency says thousands hit... October 3, 2026
Colombia Colombia Alluvial Gold Mining Grows 4.5%, UN Says Alluvial gold mining in Colombia covered 118,410 hectares in 2025, up 4.5%, a UN-backed survey shows. Three-quarters is illegal, often... October 3, 2026