Colombia: Barranquilla Confirms IndyCar Race for April 2028 on Magdalena River Circuit
COLOMBIA · MOTORSPORT Key Facts —What happened: Barranquilla mayor Alejandro Char confirmed IndyCar will race in the Colombian city in...
August 28, 2026Section
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Ecuador Orders 119 Investment Funds and Administrators to Raise Their Capital
ECUADOR · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: Ecuador has ordered fund and trust administrators to hold more of their own...
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s Minas-Rio Rail Corridor Goes to Auction as ANTT Approves Tender Notice
BRAZIL · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —What happened: Brazil’s land transport regulator ANTT approved the final tender notice for the Minas-Rio...
August 28, 2026
Uruguay Wants a Beef Market in Vietnam as Mercosur Opens Trade Talks
URUGUAY · TRADE Key Facts —What happened: Mercosur and Vietnam held their first in-person round of trade talks, led on...
August 28, 2026
Brazil: Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport Closes After Business Jet Skids Off Runway
BRAZIL · AVIATION Key Facts —What happened: A business jet skidded off the runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont airport while...
August 28, 2026
Itaú BBA Cuts Chile’s CMPC to a New Floor Over Its US$6 Billion Natureza Megaproject
CHILE · MARKETS Key Facts —What happened: Itaú BBA cut its CMPC price target to 1,030 pesos (US$1.12), the lowest...
August 28, 2026
Argentina’s FIT 2026 Travel Fair in Buenos Aires Will Be the Largest in Its History
ARGENTINA · TOURISM Key Facts —What happened: Argentina officially presented FIT 2026, the 30th edition of Latin America’s international tourism...
August 28, 2026
Mercado Libre to Triple Its Logistics Network in Chile by 2027
CHILE · BUSINESS Key Facts —What happened: Mercado Libre will triple its logistics capacity in Chile, from 140,000 to 450,000...
August 28, 2026
Chile’s Colbún Reservoir Spills into the Maule River as Red Alert Hits the Region
CHILE · ENVIRONMENT Key Facts —What happened: The Colbún reservoir began a controlled spill into the Maule river after reaching...
August 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Declared Open After US Mine-Clearing: What It Means for Latin America
GLOBAL BACKDROP · ENERGY & FREIGHT Key Facts —What happened: US Central Command said on 27 August it cleared all...
August 28, 2026
Jamaica’s Royalton Negril Reopens With 960 Workers Back as Tropical Storm Dolly Crosses the Atlantic
JAMAICA · TRAVEL Key Facts —What happened: Royalton Negril reopened on 25 August, returning 573 rooms and 960 workers to...
August 28, 2026
Panama Sets Aside Millions for Legal Defence as Arbitration Claims Pile Up
PANAMA · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: The cabinet approved B/.7.88 million (US$7.88 million) to hire law firms for the...
August 28, 2026
Mexico Unites Treasury, Financial Intelligence and Pemex Against Fuel Theft
MEXICO · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened: Mexico’s finance ministry, its financial intelligence unit and Pemex signed an anti-fuel-theft pact...
August 28, 2026
Petropar’s US$24.3 Million Aviation Fuel Tender Draws Fire Over a Hidden Partner in Paraguay
PARAGUAY · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened: Paraguay’s state oil firm Petropar is tendering aviation fuel supply worth up to...
August 28, 2026
Mexico’s Grupo Salinas Says It Paid US$18.8 Billion in Taxes and Declares Feud Closed
MEXICO · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: Grupo Salinas published tax authority receipts showing 319 billion pesos (US$18.8 billion) paid...
August 28, 2026
El Salvador Exports Rise as Remittances Lose Pace and the 44-Hour Week Goes Under Review
EL SALVADOR · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: El Salvador's exports reached US$4,036.7 million in January to July 2026, up...
August 28, 2026
Paraguay Warned Its Power Could Run Short by 2030 as It Chases Doubled Exports to the US
PARAGUAY · ECONOMY Key Facts —The warning: Industry leaders say Paraguay could face power shortages, even rolling blackouts, as soon...
August 28, 2026
Brazil’s Ambipar Faces New Creditor Appeal to Suspend September 1 Debt Vote
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: Local creditors filed a new appeal to suspend Ambipar’s debt-plan meeting set for...
August 28, 2026
Caribbean Islands Refuse to Scrap Golden Passports as the EU Threatens Visa-Free Travel
CARIBBEAN · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened: The EU told five Caribbean states in late June to shut their golden...
August 28, 2026
Brazil Prosecutors Oppose Court Approval of Retailer GPA’s Debt Recovery Plan
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: São Paulo state prosecutors asked a court not to approve GPA’s R$4.5 billion...
August 28, 2026