Peru Plans Extortion Panel With Banks on 12 October
Peru's prime minister announced a committee with the banks' association, the telecom regulator and financial intelligence to speed up extortion...
October 13, 2026Section
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Milei Says Argentina Has US$125 Billion for a Peso Run
Argentine President Javier Milei says he has US$125 billion, including a US$20 billion US Treasury swap line, to face a...
October 13, 2026
Dominican Republic Exports Hit Record US$12 Billion
Dominican Republic exports reached a record US$12.02 billion from January to September 2026, and the United States bought nearly half...
October 13, 2026
Mexico Seizes 48 Drones in Sinaloa Cartel Heartland
Mexican troops seized 48 drones in Sinaloa, plus six landmines and 36 homemade bombs, the federal Security Cabinet said on...
October 13, 2026
Peru Party Seeks Lima Mayor Runoff Under 30% Rule
Avanza País asks Peru's election court for a Lima mayor runoff, arguing that no list won 30% of valid votes...
October 13, 2026
Brazil Senators to Vote on Gang Crackdown on 14 October
Brazil's Senate justice committee votes on a gang crackdown amendment on 14 October, after Lula repeated his pledge of a...
October 13, 2026
Brazil Court Staff Find No Fake News in 3M Lula Channel
Staff at Brazil's electoral court found no fake news in a pro-Lula channel on WhatsApp on 12 October, but warned...
October 13, 2026
IMF Cuts Brazil Growth Forecast to 2.2% From 2.4%
The IMF cut its Brazil growth forecast to 2.2% for 2026 and 1.9% for 2027, citing high interest rates, less...
October 13, 2026
Peru Bill Offers 30,000 Informal Miners 2 More Years
Peru's mining minister presented a bill that would give about 30,000 informal miners until 2028 to get permits, as their...
October 13, 2026
Mexico Navy Seizes 1.2 Tonnes of Cocaine Off Oaxaca
Working with the US Coast Guard, Mexico's Navy seized about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine off Oaxaca, 677 km out at...
October 13, 2026
Brazil 8 Audios Threaten Indigenous Land If Flávio Wins
Audios sent to the Parakanã people in Brazil's Amazon threaten an invasion of their Indigenous land if Flávio Bolsonaro wins...
October 13, 2026
Colombia Says 125 Tons of Cocaine Seized Since August
Colombia's president said 125 tons of cocaine were seized in his first two months and pitched a terror list modelled...
October 13, 2026
Mexico Business Lobby Seeks US Tariff Cuts in Round 4
Mexico's top business lobby wants US tariff cuts on cars, steel and aluminium from the next trade round, and proposes...
October 13, 2026
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Questions 39 Jalisco Protest Arrests
Mexico's president asked Jalisco to explain police force and 39 arrests at a Guadalajara water march. The governor vows to...
October 13, 2026
Argentina Bans Brazilian Journalist for 5 Years
Argentina cancelled the residency of Brazilian journalist Rogério Tomaz Jr., a Milei critic, on 12 October and barred him for...
October 13, 2026
Chile Shuts 21 Schools After Las Condes Mudslide
After the Las Condes mudslide, Chile evacuated damaged homes in Santiago and shut 21 schools on 13 October as storms...
October 13, 2026
Bolivia Probes Evo Morales Over 3 Deaths in Hotel Raid
Bolivia's acting attorney general opened a murder and torture inquiry into former president Evo Morales over a 2009 police raid...
October 13, 2026
Peru Seeks 50% Bigger IMF Quota Worth US$2.7 Billion
Peru's central bank asks Congress to approve a 50% rise in the Peru IMF quota to about US$2.7 billion, paid...
October 13, 2026
Brazil Dam Victims Lose Lawyer Swap on 12 October
An English court ruled on 12 October that a committee of Brazil dam victims cannot replace the lawyers in their...
October 13, 2026
IMF Cuts Argentina Growth Forecast to 2.1% From 3.5%
The IMF cut its Argentina growth forecast for this year to 2.1% from 3.5% and now sees average inflation of...
October 13, 2026