Latin America news in English — markets, companies, politics, and daily life across the region and the Caribbean, tracked every day by The Rio Times.
The Rio Times covers Latin America news in English every day: markets and companies, politics and policy, energy, mining, agribusiness, and daily life from Mexico to Patagonia. Our country desks follow the region's biggest stories — Brazil's economy, Argentina's reforms, Mexico's nearshoring boom, Venezuela's oil revival — plus the smaller markets others skip, from Paraguay's soy economy to Uruguay's tech sector. This page is the regional front door: the latest news from every Latin American country we cover, updated daily, with guides for expats, investors, and anyone doing business in the region. Independent, on-the-ground, and always in English.
Your daily briefing for expats and nomads in Latin America: US jobs blowout at 162,000 reverses the dollar's slide, Brazil's real jumps back to 5.12, Mexico's peso holds at 16.8748,...
Chile mines about 23% of the world's copper, more than any other country. July output fell 9.4% after deadly storms, and the market felt it within...
Five weeks into her term, Keiko Fujimori has 60% approval, a market-friendly cabinet, and a Lima...
Venezuela's 2026 paradox: the Pentagon takes a 35% stake in an oil venture while 28 million...
The Mercosur EU agreement is four months old and already under strain as the EU suspends...
Guyana opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed was detained twice on September 3 near the president's home, then released without...
Uruguay's Interior Minister Carlos Negro faces death threats from organized crime. He says they won't change his work....
India is braking BRICS de-dollarization as Brazil pushes national currency trade, leaving investors to watch payment pilots, not...
New Development Bank members stay undefined as Iran awaits confirmation and Colombia's bill stalls, leaving foreign investors unsure...
BRICS members now total ten after Indonesia joined in January 2025, but over thirty countries wait as Venezuela's...
Putin is confirmed for the BRICS summit 2026 in New Delhi as over 30 nations wait for a...
A Los Ilinizas fire in Ecuador has burned about 200 hectares of páramo. Here is what we know...
Bolivia's vice president filed a complaint against the first lady and a consultant. It rests on an unverified...