Uruguay Fuel Prices Rise 2% for Petrol, 7% for Diesel
Uruguay fuel prices rose on 1 October for the first time since June, with petrol up 2% and diesel up...
October 1, 2026Section
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Bolivia Court Orders Plan for Rivers Hit by Gold Mining
Bolivia gold mining faces new limits after the environmental court gave ministries 10 days to present a plan for the...
October 1, 2026
Colombia Social Leader Killings Reach 117 in 2026
Colombia social leader killings reached 117 in 2026 after a community leader was shot in Cauca, Indepaz says, fewer than...
October 1, 2026
Argentina State Jobs Fall by 72,440 Under Milei
Argentina state jobs fell by 72,440 between December 2023 and August 2026, INDEC data show, a 21% cut in the...
October 1, 2026
Rondônia Poll Points to Runoff, Rogério Leads at 42%
A Rondônia poll by Real Time Big Data puts Senator Marcos Rogério on 42% and Adailton Fúria on 30%, pointing...
October 1, 2026
Argentina Opposition Plans Vote on Land Law Decree
Argentina land law fight: after the 29 September court ruling, opposition deputies plan a special session against Milei's decree and...
October 1, 2026
Milei Team Meets 12 Governors at Argentina Week Paris
Before Argentina Week Paris opened, cabinet chief Diego Santilli met 12 governors on the budget and primaries, and Luis Caputo...
October 1, 2026
Brazil Audit Court Swears in Rodrigo Pacheco
Brazil audit court member Rodrigo Pacheco, a former Senate president once tipped for the Supreme Court, took office on 30...
October 1, 2026
US Visa Revocations Pass 250,000, State Department Says
US visa revocations have passed 250,000 since January 2025, the State Department said on 30 September, with Dominicans among those...
October 1, 2026
Brazil Unemployment at 5.3% as the Economy Slows Down
Brazil unemployment fell to 5.3% in the June to August 2026 quarter, but GDP growth halved and economists warn the...
October 1, 2026
Jamaica Economy Shrinks 2.9% in April-June 2026
The Jamaica economy shrank 2.9% in April to June 2026 from a year earlier, official data show, as farms, mines...
October 1, 2026
Judge Engelmayer Sets 14 Days for Boat Strike Memo
Judge Paul Engelmayer gave the Trump administration 14 days to show him the secret memo it says makes the Caribbean...
October 1, 2026
Peru Archives Dina Boluarte Illicit Enrichment Case
Dina Boluarte, Peru's former president, saw prosecutors archive an illicit enrichment probe into her 2024 finances, while two protest files...
October 1, 2026
Bolivia Attorney General Mariaca Detained at Airport
Bolivia attorney general Roger Mariaca was detained by police at Santa Cruz airport on 30 September, and his own office...
October 1, 2026
Cobre Panamá Report Urges Restart Talks Before Closure
The Cobre Panamá report, published on 30 September 2026, asks Panama to negotiate a time-limited restart with First Quantum that...
October 1, 2026
Mexico Foreign Investment Reform Passes Senate 65-30
The Mexico foreign investment reform passed the Senate 65-30 on 30 September, giving the Defence Ministry and Navy a vote...
October 1, 2026
Colombia’s Petro Rejects Retirement Age of 62 for Women
The Colombia retirement age debate split economists and feminists on 30 September 2026, after Gustavo Petro rejected raising women's pension...
October 1, 2026
Argentina Cuts Tax Fines 25% in Inocencia Fiscal II
Inocencia Fiscal II will cut some Argentine tax fines by 25%, but tax advisers doubt it will draw undeclared dollars...
October 1, 2026
Kast Raises Chile’s 2027 Spending 1.5% in Budget
Chile 2027 budget: President Kast proposes 1.5% more spending, protects pensions and benefits, and says the state will check every...
October 1, 2026
Ceará Poll Gives Elmano 49% and Ciro Gomes 47.6%
The latest AtlasIntel Ceará poll before Brazil's 4 October election puts Governor Elmano de Freitas on 49% and Ciro Gomes...
October 1, 2026