Brazil’s Flávio Asks Court to Pull Welfare Site Sunday
Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign asked Brazil's electoral court on Sunday to remove an anonymous site linking his budget plan to welfare...
October 12, 2026Section
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South Africa Fuel Up US$0.20 as Shell Lifts US Imports
Shell is raising South Africa fuel imports from the US and Europe as petrol costs about US$0.20 more a litre,...
October 12, 2026
Chile’s El Teniente Avalanche Kills 2 Mine Workers
A snow avalanche at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine in Chile killed two contract workers on Sunday, 11 October. Prosecutors...
October 12, 2026
Chile Senator Bianchi Tells US Envoy to Leave on Sunday
Chilean Senator Karim Bianchi, a swing vote on Kast's security reform, said on Sunday the US envoy Judd should leave...
October 12, 2026
Mexico Cartels Push Laredo Rental Car Thefts Up 50%
Mexican cartels are building fleets of pickups and luxury SUVs from cars rented in the US and driven south, an...
October 12, 2026
Saab Partner Pulido Arrested by US, in Court Tuesday
US agents arrested Álvaro Pulido Vargas, Alex Saab's partner, over US$2 billion in alleged Venezuelan bribery laundering. He appears in...
October 12, 2026
Argentina’s Menem Says Milei Runs Again, Bets Show 56%
Argentina's lower-house speaker Martín Menem says Javier Milei will seek a second term in 2027, while backing Economy Minister Luis...
October 12, 2026
Dominican Raids to Hit Farms After 800,000 Deportations
The Dominican Republic's migration agency will inspect farms and building sites and prosecute those who knowingly hire undocumented foreigners.
October 12, 2026
Brazil’s Rio Film Festival Hands Recife Drama 5 Awards
Festival do Rio winners: Recife drama A Margem do Rio took five awards as the 28th festival closed on Sunday...
October 12, 2026
Dominican Republic Seizes 228 Cocaine Packages
Dominican agents seized 228 packages of suspected cocaine at Santo Domingo's port and Punta Cana airport, most bound for Puerto...
October 12, 2026
MUTEK Argentina Ends 5-Day Run With Sold-Out Passes
The MUTEK festival ended its eighth Buenos Aires edition on 11 October. The full pass, about US$99, sold out; single...
October 12, 2026
Mexico Tells Citizens to Avoid 3 Saudi Airports
Mexico's embassy told citizens to avoid Saudi airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam after a Houthi strike killed 12, including...
October 12, 2026
Costa Rica Seizes 103 Cocaine Bundles After Boat Chase
Costa Rica's Border Police seized 103 bundles of suspected cocaine after a boat chase in the Térraba-Sierpe wetland on Sunday...
October 12, 2026
Peru TV Report Puts US Agents in 6 October Gold Raids
US Fish and Wildlife agents joined Peru's 6 October raids on the Los Lobos 2 illegal gold network, a TV...
October 12, 2026
Brazil Círio Draws 2.3 Million Pilgrims to Belém
About 2.3 million people followed the Círio de Nazaré procession in Belém on Sunday 11 October, organisers said, with no...
October 12, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Seeks Probe of Police Chief on Sunday
Flávio Bolsonaro asked Brazil's electoral courts to probe Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues over a vote-day remark, 14 days before...
October 12, 2026
Hurricane Simon Skirts Jalisco, Sinaloa Is Next
Hurricane Simon stayed off Jalisco on Sunday and weakened to Category 3. What changes for Sinaloa and Nayarit, flights and...
October 12, 2026
Mexican Peso Falls Past 18.40 on Central Bank Minutes
The Mexican peso closed at 18.41 per dollar, 9% weaker than on 4 September. What the Banxico minutes said and...
October 12, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Monday, October 12, 2026
Hurricane Simon stays off Jalisco, Monday is a holiday in four countries, the peso slides to 18.41 and Argentina reports...
October 12, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, October 12, 2026
Flamengo lead Palmeiras by a point in the Brasileirão after the Fla-Flu win. Verified scores and the Copa Libertadores semi-final...
October 12, 2026