Guatemala Maps 924 Vulnerable Settlements as Enade Targets Homicides
Guatemala vulnerable settlements now total 924 on a new national registry, while business summit Enade proposes halving the homicide rate...
August 26, 2026Section
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US Backs Honduras Energy Reform as Liberal Deputies Split on Bill
The US embassy reaffirmed support for the Honduras energy reform in talks with Congress, while Liberal deputies prepared a counterproposal.
August 26, 2026
IFX Data Centers Get US$400 Million AI Upgrade Across the Region
IFX data centers will absorb more than US$400 million through 2027 as the regional operator rebrands and bets on artificial-intelligence...
August 26, 2026
Senate Rapporteur Keeps Chamber’s Text of Security PEC
Senator Rogério Carvalho, rapporteur of Brazil's security PEC, will recommend approval of the Chamber's text without changes to speed up...
August 26, 2026
Haddad Doubts Enel Will Keep Its São Paulo Power Concession
Fernando Haddad said he doubts the federal government will renew the Enel São Paulo concession without an objective commitment to...
August 26, 2026
Embraer’s Self-Landing Phenom 300EV Wins Triple Certification
Embraer's Phenom 300EV won Anac, FAA and Easa certification on 25 August 2026, becoming the first light jet approved with...
August 26, 2026
Japanese Delegation Tours Paraguay Tannery Eyeing Leather Investment
A Japanese delegation toured the Cencoprod Paraguay tannery in Villa Hayes to explore investment in leather, collagen and gelatin from...
August 26, 2026
Honduras CNBS Warns Public as Investment Fraud Schemes Proliferate
The Honduras CNBS urged citizens to verify any entity before investing, warning that money handed to unauthorized schemes has no...
August 26, 2026
Ex-Minister’s Prodeina Wins US$4.65 Million in School Food Contracts
Prodeina, founded by ex-minister Pablo Anliker, won US$4.65 million of El Salvador's US$15 million school food budget, El Faro reports.
August 26, 2026
Petropar Fuel Price Hike Adds 300 Guaraníes per Liter Across All Fuels
Petropar raised all fuel prices by 300 guaraníes per liter from 17 August; Diesel Porã is 8,290, Mbarete 10,300 and...
August 26, 2026
Costa Rica Tariff of 12.5 Percent Holds Despite Friendly US Policy
Costa Rica faces a 12.5 percent US tariff under a Section 301 probe of 60 economies, with exclusions kept for...
August 26, 2026
Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort Opens After US$38 Million Transformation
Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort opened in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after a US$38 million transformation of the former Courtyard,...
August 26, 2026
Maria da Penha Law Now Covers All Gender Violence, Brazil’s STF Rules
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Maria da Penha urgent protective measures apply to all gender-based violence, even outside the...
August 26, 2026
Ambipar’s US$2 Billion Debt Vote Fails on Quorum, Reset for September 1
Ambipar's creditors' meeting on a R$10.5 billion (about US$2.0 billion) recovery plan failed for lack of quorum; a second call...
August 26, 2026
Fitch Raises Brava Energia to BB After Ecopetrol’s US$1.2 Billion Takeover
Fitch upgraded Brava Energia to BB with a stable outlook after Ecopetrol completed its US$1.2 billion acquisition of a controlling...
August 26, 2026
Dark Horse: Dino Lets Federal Police Mine São Paulo Fraud Probe Files
Justice Flávio Dino let federal police access evidence from a São Paulo fraud probe targeting the producer of Dark Horse,...
August 26, 2026
Ecuador: Fruta del Norte Expansion to Reach 7,000 Tonnes a Day
Lundin Gold will raise throughput at Fruta del Norte to 7,000 tonnes per day within a year as Ecuador's biggest...
August 26, 2026
Uruguay Central Bank Orders Banks to Warn Savers on Dollar Deposits
Uruguay's central bank will force banks to warn savers about dollar deposit risks from October, as meat exports top US$2...
August 26, 2026
Brazil’s Electoral Court Tightens Internet and AI Rules for 2026 Vote
Brazil's electoral court tightened internet rules for the 2026 vote: a deepfake ban, mandatory AI labels, a 72-hour blackout and...
August 26, 2026
Argentina approves US$365 million RIGI project to expand Mega gas complex
Argentina RIGI project approval backs a US$365 million Mega gas expansion as Citi hails mining investment and Vaca Muerta fuels...
August 26, 2026