Latin America News
Latin American News is information from press agencies around the globe. This information is collected, checked and processed in our newsroom.
Chile: mysterious mass death of guano cormorants
In Chile, environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of thousands of seabirds and other marine life whose carcasses were found in the Coquimbo region.
According...
Brazil: the end of the “Aerolula” is imminent
After breaking international travel records this year, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will change planes.
Lula wants a plane with greater flight autonomy...
Peru is the world’s largest exporter of shark fins
According to the marine conservation organization Oceana, Peru is the world's largest exporter of shark fins.
At a market in northern Peru, fishermen and traders...
At least 30 dead after floods in Haiti
A weekend of torrential rains and widespread flooding in Haiti has left at least 30 people dead, nine missing, and more than 13,300 homeless.
The...
Brazil’s evangelical temples are increasingly filled with police and military personnel
By Gustavo Veiga
Brazil is witnessing the advent of a medieval liturgy that fuses evangelical religiosity with the doctrine of the security forces.
A return to...
São Paulo: public transportation in the capital lost 30% of its passengers
By Bruno Bocchini
The public transportation system of the city of São Paulo has lost 30% or almost a third of its passengers in the...
Brazil registers a record number of new companies
By Danielle Nader
In the first four months of 2023, the number of companies starting up in Brazil reached a new record, with 1,331,940 new...
Ecuador’s judicial and political system loses the trust of its citizens
By Sebastián Osorio Idárraga
Amid Ecuador's political uncertainty and security crisis, measuring citizens' trust in different sectors and societal actors is key to facing the...
Will Puerto Rico be recognized as a new country or will it join the US as a state?
By Fátima Romero
Throughout its history, Puerto Rico, "the island of enchantment," has initiated several movements to gain independence, first from the Spanish Empire from...
Brazil: who is Cristiano Zanin Martins, Lula’s lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court?
By Diogenes Freire
When confirming the nomination of his lawyer to the vacancy left by Justice Ricardo Lewandowski in the Supreme Court (STF), the sworn-in...
Brazil: market increases optimism and forecasts a 1.68% rise in GDP in 2023
The financial market economists signaled optimism with the growth of the Brazilian GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in 2023.
They revised the expectation from 1.26% to...
Brazil: data blackout reflects low investment in science at the Amazon
By Sérgio Adeodato
Behind the lack of reliable data, a situation that makes it difficult to reconcile economic activities with environmental conservation at the mouth...
Brazil: Health Minister vows to punish “anti-vaccine doctors”
Brazilian Minister of Health Nísia Trindade wants to punish "anti-vaccine doctors".
According to her, the government is setting up a working team to analyze "misinformation"...
German minister says Latin America is Europe’s natural partner
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Latin America is Europe's natural partner.
The speech came before her trip to Brazil, Colombia, and Panama.
"Not even an...